Published: May 31, 2019
The reissue of Memoirs of Many in One compels us to re-examine the subversive, inspirational act that is reading White
Happy Valley (1939) was Patrick White’s first novel. Memoirs of Many in One, published in 1986, just four years before his death, was his last. These works bookended another 10 novels. As well, there were plays, poetry, short stories and an autobiography. By the time Memoirs came out White had also come out, through his memoirs, Flaws in the Glass (1981). He’d been awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1973, and transformed from political conservative to political activist.
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