Patrick White 

Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was an Australian writer who published 12 novels, three short-story collections, and eight plays, from 1935 to 1987.

Born: Patrick Victor Martindale White

28 May 1912 Knightsbridge, London, England

Died: 30 September 1990 (aged 78)

Sydney, Australia

Occupation: Novelist, playwright, poet, short-story writer, essayist

Language: English

Nationality: British Australian

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Alma mater, University of Cambridge

Period: 
1935–1987 Notable awards Miles Franklin Literary Award 

1957 Voss 

1961 Riders in the Chariot , Australian Literature Society Gold Medal 

1941 Happy Valley 

1955 The Tree of Man 

1965 The Burnt Ones , Australian of the Year Award 

1973  Nobel Prize in Literature 

1973 Partner Manoly Lascaris (1941–1990)