The Cockatoos

For the 1954 novel by Australian author Miles Franklin, see Cockatoos (novel).

The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels and Stories is a collection of six novellas by Australian writer Patrick White, first published by Jonathan Cape in 1974. Cape reprinted the book that same year. This was White's first published work after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.

First edition
Author	Patrick White
Language	English
Genre	Novella collection
Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Publication date	1974
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	308
ISBN	0-224-00992-3
Preceded by	The Burnt Ones
Followed by	Three Uneasy Pieces

The stories are copyright 1966, 1968 and 1974.

The third story, The Night the Prowler, was filmed in 1978. White wrote the script.

Contents

1. A Woman's Hand
2. The Full Belly
3. The Night the Prowler
4. Five-Twenty
5. Sicilian Vespers
6. The Cockatoos

External links

• The Complete Review on The Cockatoos.