Happy Valley (novel)

Happy Valley
First edition
Author Patrick White
Language English
Publisher George G. Harrap and Co. (UK)
Viking Press (US)
Publication date
 1939

Happy Valley is a 1939 novel by Australian author 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.

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. ↑ "Medal for Author of Happy Valley"" The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1941, p13
  2. ↑ "Happy Valley – Text Publishing". Textpublishing.com.au. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. ↑ David Marr (2012-05-26). "Patrick White's rare first novel revived for a new audience". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
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