Happy Valley (novel)

1939 novel by Patrick White From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Happy Valley (novel)

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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Happy Valley
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AuthorPatrick White
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGeorge G. Harrap and Co. (UK)
Viking Press (US)
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1939
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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]

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