(1912–90), Australian novelist, born in Britain; full name Patrick Victor Martindale White. White's reputation is chiefly based on the two novels The Tree of Man (1955) and Voss (1957). Nobel Prize for Literature (1973).
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White, Patrick
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(1912–90), Australian novelist, born in Britain; full name Patrick Victor Martindale White. He is noted for the novels The Tree of Man (1955) and Voss (1957). Nobel Prize for Literature (1973).