'Burbidge has done us a favour in bringing an important writer back to the spotlight, and recounting a life that reveals much about marginality in twentieth century Australia.' - Dennis Altman, author of Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation 'A grand story masterfully told ... his management of detail is one of its strengths ... quite an amazing accomplishment.' - Robert Dessaix 'Burbidge's biography rescues Glaskin from obscurity and uses his life to throw light on a period of Australian history that is attracting more and more attention.' - Graham Willett, President, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives
Australian-born John Burbidge has lived and worked in Belgium, Canada, India and the United States. For many years, he was Communications Director for the Institute of Cultural Affairs, an international NGO engaged in community and organisational development, before becoming an independent writer/editor. His articles on a variety of subjects have appeared in magazines, newspapers, periodicals and books in several countries. He has edited volumes of civil society, rural development and a memoir. The Boatman, his story of coming out as a gay man in India, was published in 2014, and an anthology of travel-inspired stories is in progress. Dare Me! The Life and Work of Gerald Glaskin is his first biography.
Burbidge has done us a favour in bringing an important writer back
to the spotlight, and recounting a life that reveals much about
marginality in twentieth century Australia.
*Dennis Altman, author of Homosexual: Oppression and
Liberation*
Burbidge’s biography rescues Glaskin from obscurity and uses his
life to throw light on a period of Australian history that is
attracting more and more attention.
*Graham Willett*
A grand story masterfully told … his management of detail is one of
its strengths … quite an amazing accomplishment.
*Robert Dessaix*
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