5/22/2023 0 Comments The Vivisector by Patrick White![]() The rural landscape on the edge of Australia’s largest city provided inspiration for what White considered his more developed works, starting with The Aunt’s Story (1948) and The Tree of Man (1955). In 1948, he and Lascaris bought a small farm on the outskirts of Sydney where they lived for the next 18 years. ![]() He also credited his time in the North African desert with reinvigorating his interest in the barren landscapes of Australia.ĭuring a brief visit to Australia in 1946–47, White decided to return permanently. ![]() It was during this time that he met Manoly Lascaris, the man who became his life partner. ![]() White later considered these early novels to be merely formative writing and not on par with his later works.ĭuring the Second World War, White served as an intelligence officer with the Royal Air Force in North Africa, the Middle East and Greece. Another novel The Living and the Dead followed in 1941. His first novel Happy Valley, which drew on his experiences working as a stockman, was published in 1939. ![]() White’s first poetry collection, The Ploughman and Other Stories, and his play, Bread and Butter Woman, were published and produced in 1935. ![]()
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