![]() “this green, sickly boy, who saw and knew' too much” - and the older Patrick White who is “still embarking on voyages of exploration. ![]() As reminiscence, the three sections of Flaws in the Glass sketch the ragged yet continuous line between young “Paddy” White. 260 pages, photographs, $14.95.) 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Patrick White, now seventy years old, has created an accomplished self-portrait that is both a reminis cence and a confession. DAVIS, University of Idaho Flaws in the Glass: A Self-Portrait. ![]() It is too narrow, too opposed to the sacredness of life itself. Becoming Coyote demon strates that the exploitive spirit that gave rise to white civilization in America cannot long survive. ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:ģ82 Western American Literature The novel is well worth the reading as proof that the native experience is not only redeemable, despite nearly 500 years of attack by Europeans, but is also potentially redemptive for its oppressors. ![]()
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