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The Cockatoos

By Patrick White
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The Cockatoos by Patrick White is a collection of six short stories exploring the intricate human experiences of its characters, often revealing hidden emotions and desires. The stories capture moments of personal revelation and challenge, set against the backdrop of ordinary Australian life. Through vividly drawn characters and rich storytelling, White delves into themes of isolation, identity, and the complexities of human connections.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to complex, character-driven narratives and the intricate exploration of human relationships set against the backdrop of Australia. Patrick White weaves subtle themes of isolation and connection that offer deep psychological insights.

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The Cockatoos

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

An essential story collection from one of the foremost novelists of the twentieth century, now a part of the Text Classics series.

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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.

The Cockatoos offers readers captivating insights into the complexities of human existence, masterfully weaving together narrative threads that reveal the profound truths hidden within everyday life.

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The Cockatoos is praised for its elegant exploration of themes like love and death, with a taut style and incisive irony. Reviewers highlight Patrick White's authoritative tone and perceptive portrayals of human frailty, offering readers a fresh perspective and a deeper look at humanity. His complex narrative style maintains an emotional distance while engaging fully with the reader, marking the work as a significant literary achievement.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925773606

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 308

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About the Author

Patrick White was born in England in 1912 and taken to Australia, where his father owned a sheep farm, when he was six months old. He was educated in England and served in the RAF, before returning to Australia after World War II.

Happy Valley, White’s first novel, is set in a small country town in the Snowy Mountains and is based on his experiences in the early 1930s as a jackaroo at Bolaro.

White went on to publish twelve further 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 was the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1973, and is considered one of the foremost novelists of the twentieth century.

White died in 1990, aged seventy-eight.

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