DIESEL MYSTIC

Gregory O'Brien

Gregory O'Brien's first novel is an astonishing picture of small- town New Zealand seen through the innocent eyes of a 17-year-old narrator. He meets a whisky marmalade priest, a levitating bride, an entire corps de ballet afloat — but briefly — on the Northern Wairoa River, and from time to time a woman of fantasy and fancy. Illustrated by the author, Diesel Mystic is funny and sad, always unexpected, surprisingly familiar.

$19.95

AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS