Patrick White in the twenty-first century

帕特里克·怀特（1912-1990）是唯一一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的澳大利亚人，获奖理由是他“为文学引入了新大陆”。怀特是如何代表澳大利亚的？对国家图书馆新获得的手稿和相关材料的分析将为怀特对他的祖国的看法建立新的视角，阐明他的作品与国内和国际文学传统的关系。他对20世纪澳大利亚的社会和政治批判在21世纪仍然面对着读者，激发了关于民族认同、土著和理解我们的民族遗产等主题问题的辩论。

Patrick White (1912-1990) is the only Australian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the citation commending him for having 'introduced a new continent into literature'. How did White represent Australia? Analysis of newly-available manuscripts and related material in the National Library will establish fresh perspectives on White's view of his native land, illuminating his writing in relation to national and international literary traditions. His social and political critique of twentieth-century Australia still confronts readers in the twenty-first century, stimulating debates over such topical issues as national identity, indigeneity, and understanding our national heritage.