A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Patrick White, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973. Titles in this study guide include The Aunts, The Vivisector, The Solid Mandala, The Tree of Man, Riders in the Chariot, Voss, and The Eye of the Storm. As a writer of the twentieth-century, his work included a stream of consciousness technique and unique shifting narrative points. Moreover, White was the first and only Australian to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Patrick White's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.