Patrick White Libri

Elizabeth Hunter, matriarca australiana ottantenne, inchiodata al letto, riceve la visita - nella sua dimora di Sydney - dei suoi due figli, entrambi di carattere debole ed entrambi spinti a riavvicinarsi alla madre dal bisogno economico: Basil, attore insignito del titolo di baronetto, e Dorothy, che ha sposato un principe francese, trasferitisi molti anni prima in Europa. Mentre le trame dei figli, dell'avvocato, delle infermiere continuano a sollecitare la sua cattiveria e la sua furbizia, Elizabeth Hunter rievoca la sua vita matrimoniale, fatta di adulteri e fugaci fedeltà. La donna, dotata di particolare fascino e bellezza, ha sempre giocato un'unica carta, quella della sua fortissima femminilità, spinta da uno spasmodico e insaziabile bisogno d'amore. Ancora adesso, Elizabeth continua a esercitare una forte influenza su tutti: come un sole, intorno a lei il mondo continua a girare e a disporsi, sino a un ultimo colpo di coda che farà tremare tutto e tutti. Postfazione di Mario Fortunato.

A guide to generating, formulating and refining research questions, this book takes the reader through the processes involved in developing "researchable" questions. Common problems and mistakes are identified and the links between research questions and research design are discussed.

In this collection of short novels and stories, Patrick White explores the gulf - by turns funny and unbearably sad - between life's expectations and its realities. With immense understanding and compassion, he captures the longings that underlie the relationships of men and women, and the tender pathos of the heart's secrets.

Paperback edition of a novel by the Australian winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, first published in 1976. It tells of an English woman who is captured by Aborigines after a voyage to Australia ends in shipwreck. In the experiences that follow, she discovers human savagery and her own sensuality. It has some basis in the true story of Eliza Fraser, who was shipwrecked off Queensland in 1836.

Penguin 'Twentieth Century Classics' edition of the autobiography of one of Australia's most controversial and respected authors, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Described as 'A singularly penetrating act of self-scrutiny, a cold, calculating stare into the mirror of the artist's life' (David Lodge, 'Sunday Times'). First published in 1981.

Patrick White's brilliant 1961 novel, set in an Australian suburb, intertwines four deeply different lives. An Aborigine artist, a Holocaust survivor, a beatific washerwoman, and a childlike heiress are each blessed—and stricken—with visionary experiences that may or may not allow them to transcend the machinations of their fellow men. Tender and lacerating, pure and profane, subtle and sweeping, Riders in the Chariot is one of the Nobel Prize winner's boldest books.

The story centers on Bill White, a Mountie known for his iconic red coat and dog-sledding skills, who has a reputation for always capturing criminals. However, the narrative delves deeper, revealing complexities in his character and the challenges he faces beyond his heroic facade. As readers explore his adventures, they discover the nuances of his persona and the realities of his profession, offering a fresh perspective on a seemingly straightforward hero.

Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for company journeys to a remote patch of land he has inherited in the Australian hills. Once the land is cleared and a rudimentary house built, he brings his wife Amy to the wilderness. Together they face lives of joy and sorrow as they struggle against the environment.

An essential late novel from one of the foremost novelists of the twentieth century, now a part of the Text Classics series