At the end of that novel, the protagonist and Laura Trevelyan have simultaneous visions of each other as the explorer is dying.
One character created by this author has a brief relationship with the cellist Moraitis after rejecting the materialistic Huntly Clarkson and initially believes her house Meroë is the center of the world. In addition to writing about Theodora Goodman in The Aunt's Story, this author also wrote a novel in which the protagonist carries on relationships with Nance Lightfoot and Hero Pavloussis, neither of which last because of Hurtle Duffield's immense dedication to his art. In another novel by this author, the title character derives his vision of foreign lands from the landscapes of Sidney Nolan and is accompanied by the poet Frank Le Mesurier. At the end of that novel, the protagonist and Laura Trevelyan have simultaneous visions of each other as the explorer is dying. For 10 points, name this author of The Vivisector and Voss, a writer from Australia.
One character created by this author has a brief relationship with the cellist Moraitis after rejecting the materialistic Huntly Clarkson and initially believes her house Meroë is the center of the world.
Patrick {White}