In the Sydney Morning Herald Susan Wyndham suggests that there's Still room for younger White to be popular again:
White's work certainly deserves your attention, and the centenary is as good a reason as any to seek it out (though considerable seeking might be necessary: a limited amount is in print ...).
And that State Library of NSW exhibit, The Life of Patrick White, looks worth checking out too, if you're in the neighborhood.
If Patrick White is ever to have another chance at popularity, this is it. The Nobel laureate's centenary celebrations climax with today's republication of his first novel, Happy Valley, which he had kept out of print for fear of libel.Yes, at least in Australia they get easy access to Happy Valley again -- see, for example, the Text publicity page -- though I don't see any US publisher yet .....
White's work certainly deserves your attention, and the centenary is as good a reason as any to seek it out (though considerable seeking might be necessary: a limited amount is in print ...).
And that State Library of NSW exhibit, The Life of Patrick White, looks worth checking out too, if you're in the neighborhood.