Happy_Valley_(novel)

<i>Happy Valley</i> (novel)

Happy Valley (novel)

1939 novel by Patrick White

Happy Valley is a 1939 novel by Australian writer Patrick White. It won the 1941 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal.[1] White did not allow the novel to be republished in his lifetime. Not until 2012 would the book come back into print.[2] White had dedicated the novel to artist Roy De Maistre.

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The book owed much to White's experiences as a jackaroo working at Adaminaby in the Snowy Mountains of Southern New South Wales.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Medal for Author of Happy Valley"" The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1941, p13
  2. [2]
    "Happy Valley – Text Publishing". Textpublishing.com.au. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    David Marr (26 May 2012). "Patrick White's rare first novel revived for a new audience". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2014.


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