 Voss
novel
| General subjects: |
Geographic
isolation
Aboriginal-White
conflict
Death
Isolation
(Emotional & social)
Loss
Country
vs city
Deserts
German
people
Alienation
Colonial
life
Pastoral
industry
ca.1840
- 1860
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Human
condition
Power
(Personal relations)
Suffering
Separation
Exploration
& explorers of Australia (Land)
Outback
Love
Hardship
& deprivation
Pilgrimages
& journeys
Integrity
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| Setting: |
Sydney,
New South Wales
Queensland
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| Awards: |
W.H. Smith Literary Award (UK), 1959: winner
Miles Franklin Literary Award, 1957: winner
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| Influenced by: |
Leichhardt,
Ludwig (a.k.a. Leichhardt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig )
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Also braille and sound recording.
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| Related To: |
Death of Voss extract novel - White,
Patrick (1991)
[Untitled] extract novel - White,
Patrick (1990)
Voss : Opera in Two Acts After the Novel
by Patrick White musical theatre opera - Malouf,
David; Meale,
Richard ([198-])
[Untitled] extract novel - White,
Patrick (2000)
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| Notes: |
- Dedication: For Marie
d'Estournelles de Constant
- In a letter to Hu
Wenzhong, White refers to a Russian edition, but this has not been
traced.
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| New York (City), New York (State),
United States of America (USA) : Viking,
1957. |
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442p. |
| Reprinted: |
1974 |
| Notes: |
- First
published in August 1957. Reprinted
twice.
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| London, England : Eyre
and Spottiswoode, 1957. |
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478p. |
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1962, 1968 |
| Notes: |
- First
published 3 December 1957. Reprinted three times
in 1958.
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| Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Macmillan,
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| Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
and Mitcham, Victoria : Penguin,
1960. |
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448p. |
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- Reprinted twenty-one times by
1993.
- Australian issue 1974.
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| New York (City), New York (State),
United States of America (USA) : Pyramid
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| New York (City), New York (State),
United States of America (USA) : Avon
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| London, England : Jonathan
Cape, 1980. |
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022401773X |
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| London, England : Vintage,
1994. |
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0099324717 |
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| 2. |
| Alternative title: Voss : Roman |
| Language: |
German |
| Translator: Stickforth,
John |
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| Reinbek, Germany : Rowohlt,
1973. |
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3499117606 |
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| Leipzig, Germany : Reclam,
1987. |
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3379000892 |
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| Alternative title: Tierra Ignota |
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Spanish |
| Translator: Guasp,
Nadal |
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| Barcelona, Spain : Caralt,
1962. |
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| Alternative title: L'Esploratore |
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Italian |
| Translator: Jahier,
Piero |
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| Torino, Piedmont, Italy : Einaudi,
1965. |
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433p. |
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| Rome, Italy : UTET,
1974. |
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8802027366 |
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| Alternative title: Col : (Voss) |
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Turkish |
| Translators: Seden,
Ali; Bergin,
Azize |
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| Alternative title: Bosu : Osutoraria tankenka no
monogatari |
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Japanese |
| Translator: Ochi,
Michio |
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| Alternative title: Kohti mantereen
syndanta |
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Finnish |
| Translator: Nousiainen,
Jussi |
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| Helsinki, Finland : Otawa,
1977. |
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Czech |
| Translator: Tvarozek,
Eduard V. |
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| Bratislava, Slovakia : Vavrin,
1977. |
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| Alternative title: Poust Johanna
Vosse |
| Prague, Czech Republic : Svoboda,
1980. |
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| Language: |
Polish |
| Translator: Skibniewska,
Maria |
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| Warsaw, Poland : Muza,
1993. |
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| Language: |
Dutch |
| Translator: Goluke,
Guido |
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands : Atlas
Press, 2000. |
| ISBN: |
9045007614 |
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| Alternative title: Vos |
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Macedonian |
| Translator: Serafimov,
Sveto |
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| Skopje, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav
Republic) : Misla,
1986. |
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| Language: |
Turkish |
| Translator: Yeaeginobali,
Nihal |
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| Istanbul, Turkey : Cem
Yayinevi, 1990. |
| ISBN: |
975406220X |
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552p. | | |
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| Istanbul, Turkey : Literatur,
2006. |
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| 18. |
| Alternative title: Vos : spude peripeteia kai ton
erota |
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Greek |
| Translator: Karalis,
Vrasidas (a.k.a. Karales, Vrasidas ) |
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| Athens, Greece : Ekdoseis
Kanake, 1990. |
| ISBN: |
9607420144 |
| Extent: |
580p. |
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1995 | | | |
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| 20. |
| Alternative title: Tan xian jia wo si |
| Language: |
Chinese |
| Translators: Hu,
Wenzhong; Liu,
Shoukang |
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First known date:
1957 AustLit BRN: 1889
Last amended: 5 Sep 2008 |
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