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'In 1922, the great Mediterranean seaport of Smyrna is ablaze: the Greeks are forced from Asia Minor in defeat. Among the refugees is Theo Tekaros, whose long journey ends in Australia. 'I was a lost soul; you'd better believe it. . .' He meets Trixie at a wartime dance, and falls in love.
'Sixty years later, their son Harry, a radio journalist deserted by his wife, heads back to Greece and Turkey in search of his father's beginnings, the past. A perpetual beginner, he is captivated by two women: an elderly bookseller in Constantinople and a Greek theatre actress. Like a latter-day Ulysses blown miles off course, Harry falls in love too. But the fabric of truth is delicate, he discovers, and mysteries abound on this planet of possibilities.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my brother Jim, with love.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Greek Misfits and Uneasy Relations
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 50 no. 2 1990; (p. 261-262)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
About Books
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 8-11)
— Review of The Kadaitcha Sung 1990 single work novel ; Reaching Tin River 1990 single work novel ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; The Mighty World of Eye : Stories, Anti-Stories 1990 selected work short story criticism ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story ; Charades 1988 single work novel ; The Great World 1990 single work novel ; Flying Lessons 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; Ingelba and the Five Black Matriarchs 1990 single work life story ; The Story of the Year of 1912 in the Village of Elza Darzins : A Novel 1990 single work novel ; A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
The Graces, the Furies and Harry
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 117 1989-1990; (p. 34-35)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Travel Book Lurking in a Sad Novel
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 December 1989; (p. 10)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
The Perils of Publishing
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 69 no. 997 1989; (p. 24)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel
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About Books
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 8-11)
— Review of The Kadaitcha Sung 1990 single work novel ; Reaching Tin River 1990 single work novel ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; The Mighty World of Eye : Stories, Anti-Stories 1990 selected work short story criticism ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story ; Charades 1988 single work novel ; The Great World 1990 single work novel ; Flying Lessons 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; Ingelba and the Five Black Matriarchs 1990 single work life story ; The Story of the Year of 1912 in the Village of Elza Darzins : A Novel 1990 single work novel ; A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
The Perils of Publishing
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 69 no. 997 1989; (p. 24)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Travel Book Lurking in a Sad Novel
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 December 1989; (p. 10)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
The Graces, the Furies and Harry
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 117 1989-1990; (p. 34-35)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Greek Misfits and Uneasy Relations
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 50 no. 2 1990; (p. 261-262)
— Review of Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel
Awards
- 1990 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Urban,
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cGreece,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Brisbane, Queensland,
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cTurkey,cMiddle East, Asia,