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Encyclopedia > Voss (novel)

Voss is an epic novel by Patrick White, first published in 1957. It is based upon the life of the nineteenth-century Prussian explorer and naturalist Ludwig Leichhardt who disappeared whilst on an expedition into the Australian outback. Patrick White (May 28, 1912 – September 30, 1990) was an Australian author. ... Portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (October 23, 1813 - 1848?) was a Prussian explorer and naturalist of Sorb descent. ...


Voss has also been transformed into an opera that was performed at the Adeleide Festival.


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Voss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (674 words)
Voss is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
To break down this resistance the town of Voss was bombed by the Luftwaffe on 24 and 25 April, and the surrounding countryside on 26 April.
Voss is a winter sports center, and has in recent times been the home of many world-class athletes in several winter sports, most prominently biathlon, but also alpine skiing, nordic skiing and freestyle skiing.
Voss - Patrick White (686 words)
Voss was made into an opera by Richard Meale, with a libretto by David Malouf.
The counterpart to the story of Voss' journey is that of Laura Trevelyan, the Bonner's orphaned niece.
Voss proposes in a letter, and Laura waits for him.
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