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Our Man Elsewhere: In Search of Alan Moorehead Paperback – 29 May 2017

by Thornton McCamish (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars 33
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Book Description Winner, 2017Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction, NSW Premier's Literary AwardsLonglisted, 2016 Walkley Book AwardIn this dazzling book, Thornton McCamish sets out in search of the remarkable, yet largely forgotten Australian writer Alan Moorehead. About the Author Thornton McCamish is a freelance journalist and writer. He was editor of the Big Issue (Australia) magazine from 1996 to 1999. His book Supercargo: A Journey Among Ports (2002) was published by Lonely Planet. Thornton received a 2013 Merlyn Myer Biography stipend to write Our Man Elsewhere - awarded on the strength of his outstanding proposal.
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    29 May 2017
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    13.97 x 1.91 x 20.96 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1863959335
  7. ISBN-13
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Winner, 2017Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction, NSW Premier's Literary AwardsLonglisted, 2016 Walkley Book AwardIn this dazzling book, Thornton McCamish sets out in search of the remarkable, yet largely forgotten Australian writer Alan Moorehead.

About the Author

Thornton McCamish is a freelance journalist and writer. He was editor of the Big Issue (Australia) magazine from 1996 to 1999. His book Supercargo: A Journey Among Ports (2002) was published by Lonely Planet. Thornton received a 2013 Merlyn Myer Biography stipend to write Our Man Elsewhere - awarded on the strength of his outstanding proposal.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Inc (29 May 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1863959335
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1863959339
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.91 x 20.96 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars 33

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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging Glimpse of a Writer in Historical Context
Reviewed in Australia on 9 August 2016
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A thoroughly enjoyable read. While I admit that I did not emerge from this book completely enamored of Alan Moorehead as a person, I found the read a wonderful, engaging ride through history and Moorehead's life. McCamish himself is a wonderful writer, with a beautiful flow and turn of phrase. Reading about the life of one man contextualised through history and place makes for a rich and fulfilling read. McCamish's enthusiasm for Moorehead's writing is certainly catching, and I do indeed now intend to find some of Moorehead's work and read them (although, admittedly, they are already proving difficult to find). It is, as McCamish notes, astounding that a writer of such celebrity has faded from our literary knowledge today. From McCamish's book, we understand the Moorehead's own books are a piece of history, capturing every sight, smell and sound of a time and experience that we ourselves are too late to live through. In the case of WWII, of course, we are lucky to not have to live through that, although Moorehead makes it seem exciting and glamourous rather than life-threatening and scary. Moorehead's later travel adventures are now of the type that many of us who travel undertake, but they were taken at a time before travel was available to 'the masses', and really did have an element of exploration and innovation to them, a sense of treading a new path. McCamish captures Moorehead's own Wanderlust, while indulging his own (in between archive sessions) to inhale and consume for himself the path that Moorehead trod. How times have changed, but at least wonderful writing and great books to engage us still exist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb biography
Reviewed in Australia on 17 October 2021
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Love the author's narrative voice and his tale of searching for this most interesting of Australian war correspondents and non-fiction writers.

Moorehead had a fascinating life which McCamish captures in all its tragedy and glory.

Highly recommended.
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Michael Hugos
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Exploration of an Author whose Work and Style Defined an Era
Reviewed in the United States on 16 July 2018
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If you know the writing of Alan Moorehead and want to know more about this war correspondent and author then you need to read this book. I stumbled onto Alan Moorehead when I found a book of his titled African Trilogy. In this book Moorehead writes about the desert battles in North Africa at the start of World War II between the British Commonwealth forces and German/Italian forces under Gen. Rommel. He tells it from his personal viewpoint and his experiences as a correspondent covering these battles for a big London newspaper. He makes that world come alive. His use of words and descriptions evokes the era and paints vivid pictures of the settings for the events he covers in his writing.

I loved reading Our Man Elsewhere because it is clearly written by someone who has studied, lived and breathed Moorehead and his work. In this book Thornton McCamish gave me a new level of understanding and appreciation for Alan Moorehead. McCamish has written a book that often echos Moorehead's writing style to describe Moorehead and his life and times - mid 20th century (1940s to 1960s). McCamish echos Moorehead's writing style, like paying homage to the master, because it captures that time and those scenes so well.

I'm glad to see there are others who are fascinated and influenced by Moorehead's work. Reading this book gave me more understanding of an author whose work I deeply admire.
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Cheryl L. Lettenmaier
2.0 out of 5 stars Boring
Reviewed in the United States on 19 July 2019
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Too dull for me. I gave up after a chapter or 2.
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