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something else

a novel by David Parkyn

Towing an iceberg, modern day art controversies and life in inner city Auckland of the 1960s is in this story.

It is a novel which has attracted a growing number of readers who delight in its quirky humour and exuberant language while appreciating the serious themes and rich depth of experience that informs the 'voyage’

Illustrated by Sally Griffin

Reprinted 2022

Reviews

The freshness of ‘Something Else’ - besides Sally Griffin's lovely, expressionist illustrations at the head of each chapter - is that it tells a story from our recent history that has seldom been told. New Zealand Books

Life follows art?

In December 2023, an article in the New Scientist reveals that at least three teams plan to tow icebergs to warmer climes in order to harvest them for drinking water.

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