Flaws in the Glass

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 009975231X
• ISBN13: 9780099752318
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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.