Gregory O'Brien - Diesel Mystic

Auckland University Press 1989 Paperback, 200pp. In the fabulous and exotic setting of small-town New Zealand, Diesel Mystic follows the amazing experiences of a 17-year-old narrator who drives constantly backwards and forwards between Dargaville and Ruawai accompanied at times by an imaginary woman. Through his mystified and romantic eyes we discover the eccentric region of the far north. We come upon a performance of Swan Lake afloat - temporarily - on the Northern Wairoa River, an upside-down cathedral, a volcano spewing forth household appliances; we encounter a whisky marmalade priest, a levitating bride, and a diesel mechanic who realises his own spiritual aspirations. The appearance of the imaginary woman blurs the distinction between inner and outer reality and sends the narrator on a youthful search for meaning. The author's drawings weave back and forth within the text giving a magic quality to an exciting work of the imagination. This is a lively, amusing and unconventional first novel. (ISBN: 9781869400170). Good.

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