Portrait Story: Patrick White

William Yang's portrait of Patrick White
In this interview Australian photographer William Yang describes his friendship with the Nobel Prize winning author Patrick White, and the experience of creating his portrait.
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Riders in the Chariot one of the best novels I ever read.

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White was afflicted with severe asthma. He saw much carnage in WWII. Perhaps it explains his angers and cruelty.

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Seems as though being a Great Novelist and Curmudgeonly Old Git go hand in hand . ? Existence is Pain I suppose ? Perhaps Sartre was right : Man IS a useless passion.