Xavier Herbert Biography

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Occup.	Writer
From	Australia
Born	May 15, 1901 Geraldton, Western Australia
Died	November 10, 1984 Sydney, Australia
Aged	83 years

Xavier Herbert was an Australian writer known for his novel "Capricornia," which discovered the history as well as social landscape of the Northern Territory. He was born upon May 15, 1901, in Geraldton, Western Australia, as well as grew up in various places throughout the nation.

Herbert began his job as a journalist, working for numerous papers throughout Australia. He also spent time working as a jackaroo, or livestock herder, in the Northern Territory, which would certainly later on act as the motivation for his most popular job.

Herbert's literary profession began in the 1930s, with the publication of his very first novel, "Black Velvet," which explored concerns of race and also class in Australia. However, it was "Capricornia," published in 1938, that established him as one of Australia's the majority of valued authors. The novel, which was greatly autobiographical, followed the lives of several personalities staying in the Northern Territory, and also explored styles of manifest destiny, Aboriginal culture, as well as environmental degradation.

Throughout his occupation, Herbert was an enthusiastic supporter for social justice and environmental preservation. He was especially thinking about the effect of European settlement on Australia's Indigenous areas and native environment, as well as his creating often addressed these problems.

Herbert continued to compose throughout his life, releasing numerous a lot more stories and also a collection of narratives. He was granted the Miles Franklin Award in 1951 for his novel "Poor Fellow My Country," which explored concerns of nationalism and also political corruption in Australia.

Herbert died on November 10, 1984, in Sydney, Australia. His payments to Australian literature remain to be commemorated as well as researched to today, and his work stays an important part of the nation's literary canon.

Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Xavier.

Related authors: Miles Franklin (Writer), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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5 Famous quotes by Xavier Herbert

"There is nothing more tragic than a man who cannot see the beauty in the world around him"

"The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears"

"In the bush, time loses its continuity, its steadiness. In the bush, time becomes an event rather than a procession"

"You can't change the past, but you can change the future"

"The bush is full of ghosts, and they never quite go away"