The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Nobel laureate Patrick White's first novel, Happy Valley.
Much of White's work has long been out of print (especially in the US), but this is a title whose unavailability White himself was long responsible for: he refused to allow it to be republished during his lifetime. Australian publisher Text have now finally brought the 1939 work out again, in their excellent Text Classics series -- and have now also brought it to the US, where some of the volumes from the series are being distributed.
(A warning, just in case you've not read any White before: despite the title, this is not a cheery work. Yet, despite being grim and grimmer, there's also a surprising verve to it -- so don't let that put you off it, either.)
Much of White's work has long been out of print (especially in the US), but this is a title whose unavailability White himself was long responsible for: he refused to allow it to be republished during his lifetime. Australian publisher Text have now finally brought the 1939 work out again, in their excellent Text Classics series -- and have now also brought it to the US, where some of the volumes from the series are being distributed.
(A warning, just in case you've not read any White before: despite the title, this is not a cheery work. Yet, despite being grim and grimmer, there's also a surprising verve to it -- so don't let that put you off it, either.)