Patrick White, Painter Manqué: Paintings, Painters and their Influence on his Writing, by Helen Verity Hewitt, published by The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Publishing 2002, Hardback book with dustjacket in very good condition.

This is number forty-one in the second numbered series of the Miegunyah Volumes, limited to 2000 copies.

White boards with gold spine lettering, 181+ pages, no inscriptions, clean and bright throughout, dustjacket with a slightly wrinkled corner and light shelfwear, no tears or chips, very good overall.

Painting was a vital source of inspiration for this  beloved Australian novelist. This essential biography traces the influence of 20th-century Australian artists and European Modernist and Romantic artists, in his life and work. Based on entirely new research, this is the first study to make a strong connection between White’s work and the visual arts. Also discussed are issues that White was deeply interested and involved in, such as the development of an open and diverse Australian culture; the importance of Aboriginal culture and feeling for the land; nuclear disarmament; the Green Bans; an Australian republic; antimaterialism; and spirituality and its creative expression.

Helen Verity Hewitt, traveller, researcher and sometime bookshop owner has a PhD from the University of Melbourne and teaches in the Language Studies Department of Victoria University in Melbourne.