Cockatoos, The

White, Patrick

ISBN 10: 1925773604 / ISBN 13: 9781925773606

Published by Text Classics, 2020

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR010576805

Synopsis:

These six short novels and stories achieve the majesty and power of the best of Patrick White's great novels. They probe beneath the surface of events – a sexual lapse, the unaccustomed climate of a foreign country, interruptions in a cherished routine, a death, a toothache – to expose a deeper, truer reality. Includes "A Woman's Hand", "The Full Belly", "The Night, the Prowler", "Five-Twenty", "Sicilian Vespers" and "The Cockatoos."

About the Author: Patrick White was born in England in 1912 and taken to Australia, where his father owned a sheep farm. He was educated in England and served in the RAF, before returning to Australia after World War II. White published thirteen novels (one posthumously), three short-story collections and eight plays. His novels include The Aunt’s Story and Voss, which won the inaugural Miles Franklin Literary Award, The Eye of the Storm and The Twyborn Affair. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1973. White died in 1990, aged seventy-eight.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cockatoos, The
Publisher: Text Classics
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good