1973 帕特里克-怀特 澳大利亚

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Patrick White
Facts
Patrick White
Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
Patrick White
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973

Born: 28 May 1912, London, United Kingdom

Died: 30 September 1990, Sydney, Australia

Residence at the time of the award: Australia

Prize motivation: "for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature."

Language: English

Prize share: 1/1

Life
Patrick White was born in London, Great Britain. He grew up in Sydney, Australia, but was sent back to England at the age of 13 to study at Cheltenham College. He made his literary debut with poetry and a play in 1935. During World War II, White served in the British intelligence service. He returned to Sydney after the war and resumed his writing career. Over the years White became involved in political affairs. Among other things, he took a stand against nuclear weapons and for the rights of Australia’s indigenous people.

Work
Patrick White’s novels and plays explore the history of his native Australia and its inhabitants. During his lifetime he was more popular internationally than at home, where his critical gaze was not always appreciated. He published his first novel, Happy Valley, in 1939. His big breakthrough came with The Tree of Man (1955), a novel about how a farmer and his wife toil to create a future in rural Australia. A recurring theme in White’s novels is modern humankind’s experience of loneliness and emptiness.



帕特里克-怀特
事实
帕特里克-怀特
照片来自诺贝尔基金会档案。
帕特里克-怀特
1973年诺贝尔文学奖获得者

出生：1912年5月28日，英国伦敦

逝世：1990年9月30日，澳大利亚，悉尼

获奖时的居住地。澳大利亚

颁奖动机。"因其史诗般的心理叙事艺术，为文学引入了一个新大陆"。

语言。英语

奖金份额。1/1

生平
帕特里克-怀特出生于大不列颠的伦敦。他在澳大利亚悉尼长大，但13岁时被送回英国，在切尔滕纳姆学院学习。1935年，他以诗歌和一个剧本首次亮相文学界。在第二次世界大战期间，怀特在英国情报部门工作。战后他回到了悉尼，重新开始了他的写作生涯。多年来，怀特开始参与政治事务。除其他事项外，他采取了反对核武器和争取澳大利亚原住民权利的立场。

作品
帕特里克-怀特的小说和戏剧探讨了他的家乡澳大利亚及其居民的历史。在他的一生中，他在国际上比在国内更受欢迎，他的批判性目光在国内并不总是受到赞赏。他于1939年出版了他的第一部小说《欢乐谷》。他的重大突破来自于《人类之树》（1955年），这部小说讲述了一个农民和他的妻子如何在澳大利亚农村努力创造一个未来。怀特的小说中反复出现的主题是现代人类对孤独和空虚的体验。