1973 Nobel Prize in Literature

1973 Nobel Prize in Literature
Patrick White
"for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature."
Date
  • 18 October 1973 (1973-10-18) (announcement)
  • 10 December 1973
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Australian writer Patrick White (1912–1990) "for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature."[1][2] He is the first and the only Australian recipient of the prize.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1973". nobelprize.org.
  2. ^ "Australian Nobel Prize Winners". Whitehat.com.au. 2 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ^ Patrick White britannica.com
  4. ^ "Australia's only Nobel Laureate for Literature, Patrick White". The Hub for Just Kids' Lit. 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ J. M. Coetzee won the award in 2003 as a South African citizen, before he became an Australian citizen in 2006.