Flaws in the Glass First edition by White, Patrick (1982) Hardcover

by Patrick White

Book Overview

In this remarkable self-portrait Patrick White explains how on the very rare occasions when he re-reads a passage from one of his books, he recognises very little of the self he knows. This 'unknown'... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670317594
• ISBN13: 9780670317592
• Release Date: February 1982
• Publisher: The Viking Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

White on White

If you like Patrick White's novels, you will like this autobiographical sketch. His writing here has the same jewel-like clarity and stunning depth. He is by turns sardonic, austere, self-deprecating to the point of self-bashing, and a wonderful raconteur. The part about meeting Queen Elizabeth is particularly amusing. As always, White creates a world inside your mind, with as much color and life as your own thoughts.