1990年9月29日,当代澳大利亚文坛巨擘,诺贝尔奖金获得者帕特里克·怀特溘然辞世。澳洲各报竞刊悼文,争相述说由于失去他而出现的巨大的文化空缺。其中洋溢口碑的评价要算如下的话:“常常听到的一句话‘像出自怀特’表明,他对我们的意识的影响是何等地广泛呀”,“对大多数人来说,怀特之逝意味着一个时代的结束”。这里的所谓 September 29, 1990, contemporary Australian literary giant, Nobel laureate Patrick White died suddenly. Each Australian newspaper competing eulogy, vying with each other because of the loss of his huge cultural vacancies. The word of mouth should be evaluated as follows: “The often-heard phrase like” from White “shows how broadly his influence on our consciousness is.” For most people, White’s passing means The end of an era. " The so-called here