The solid mandala
| Title | The solid mandala
a novel |
|---|---|
| Author | by Patrick White |
| Publication | Eyre & Spottiswoode |
| Size | 316p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | |
| Topics |
Australian fiction--Psychological |
| Notes | It details the story of two brothers, Waldo and Arthur Brown, with a focus on the facets of their symbiotic relationship. It is set in the White's fictional suburb of Sarsaparilla, a setting he often employed in his other books, such as with Riders in the Chariot. The book is typical of White's writing style, and is slow paced, with little considerable action, instead focusing upon the inner turmoils of the aforementioned characters. Waldo is cold and supremely rational in his behaviour while Arthur is more warm-hearted and instinctual, so that together they represent what White saw as the two conflicting and complementary halves of human nature. Although Arthur would be considered by most in society as slightly "retarded", by the end of the novel he is shown to have a better grip on life than the conventional Waldo. the marvel symbolizes the entire universe. |
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