Which Australian writer won the Nobel prize for literature in 1973?
Australian literature study, critique, condemn and adore her homeland (recent work includes "Whitefella Jump Up: The Shortest Way To Nationhood", 2004). Martin Boyd (1893–1972) was a distinguished memoirist, novelist and poet, whose works included social comedies and the serious reflections of a pacifist faced with a time of war. Among his Langton series of novels—"The Cardboard Crown" (1952), "A Difficult Young Man" (1955), "Outbreak of Love" (1957)—earned high praise in Britain and the United States, though despite their Australian themes, were largely ignored in Australia. Patrick White (1912–1990) became the first Australian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973
Nobel Prize in Literature issue of their "political stance" was also raised in response to the awards of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Orhan Pamuk and Doris Lessing in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The 2016 choice of Bob Dylan was the first time a musician and song-writer won the Nobel for Literature. The award caused some controversy, particularly among writers arguing that the literary merits of Dylan's work are not equal to those of some of his peers. Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine tweeted that "Bob Dylan winning a Nobel in Literature is like Mrs Fields being awarded 3 Michelin stars." The French Moroccan