An Australian Odyssey: From Giza to Gallipoli

Rydalmere, New South Wales, Australia: Sceptre, 1997. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. xiii, [5] pages. 315, [3] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Illustrated front cover. Signed and dated by the author on the half-title page. Cover has minor wear and soiling. Garrie Hutchinson, Australia, (b. 1949) is a poet, freelance sports journalist and writer. In 1969 he became involved in the flourishing performance poetry and theater scene based at La Mama Theatre in Carlton. In the early 1970s Hutchinson began publishing his poetry in literary journals including Poetry Australia and Melbourne University Magazine and he published three poetry collections during this time. In 1970s Hutchinson was also heavily involved in anti-war activism and alternative journalism. By the late 1970s Hutchinson moved away from writing poetry and towards a journalistic career. Since the 1980s Hutchinson has been a football writer for the Age. Hutchinson has since written a number of other books on sport, as well as several works on military history, travel, and other general interest prose. He has also worked as a speechwriter for a number of national and Victorian politicians. He published the travel/history book An Australian Odyssey: From Giza To Gallipoli (Sceptre, 1997) and Not Going To Vietnam: Journeys Through Two Wars (Sceptre, July 1999). This book contains a memoir of poetry and politics in Melbourne and London in 1968-69. Sceptre is the literary imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, publishing outstanding fiction and non-fiction by writers from around the world for over thirty years. Its mission is to publish books that matter and will last, that are thought-provoking, enriching, beautifully written and engage both heart and mind; books for readers looking not only to be entertained but to have their horizons broadened, knowledge deepened, perspectives shifted and imaginations fired. They are highly selective and publish only a small number of titles each year. They like to discover captivating and unusual new voices, to nurture talent over the long term and to offer readers a diverse range of books that we believe they will love as much as we do. Their goal is excellence - excellent writing, excellently published.