| The Solid Mandala |
First edition cover |
| Author |
Patrick White |
| Cover artist |
Desmond Digby |
| Country |
Australia |
| Language |
English |
| Genre(s) |
Fiction |
| Publisher |
Eyre & Spottiswoode |
| Publication date |
1966 |
| Media type |
Print (Cloth) |
| Pages |
317 |
The Solid Mandala is the seventh published novel (1966) by the Australian novelist and 1973 Nobel Prize-winner, Patrick White. It tells the story of two brothers, Waldo and Arthur Brown, and the mutually-dependent and mutually-antagonistic relationship they share: Waldo is cold and supremely rational in his behaviour while Arthur is more warm-hearted and instinctual, so that together they represent what White saw as the two conflicting and complementary halves of human nature.[1] It is notable for being heavily tipped to win the 1967 Miles Franklin Award, the third of White's novels to be nominated for the prize, until White personally intervened and withdrew it from consideration so that other writers might stand a chance of winning.[2]
External links
References
- ^ Marr, David. Patrick White: A Life. Sydney: Random House, 1991. 451-453.
- ^ White, Patrick. Letter to Juliet O'Hea, 7 May 1967. Patrick White: Letters. Ed. David Marr. Sydney: Random House, 1994. 312-313.
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