Deliria, by Chris Heffernan
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Deliria, by Chris Heffernan
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Meet William. He's twenty-two. He's highly intelligent. He's an acerbic critic of Australian suburban life. And he's lost. Chafing against his rural-Aussie background, William sees a university career in Thailand as his intellectual salvation, but he just can't seem to get it together. When he bumps into a childhood friend, Deliria, now a scorchingly attractive eighteen-year-old music student, she reveals a secret: she's a compulsive shoplifter. Of course, he's now completely smitten. Outclassed and intimidated, William tries to win her over by aiding and abetting her in a succession of minor thefts, and saving her life whenever things go awry. Overflowing with the riotous immediacy of desire, Deliria is a comic-serious exploration of an educated young man's quest to find his way in the world. A love song to Deliria, Thailand and twelfth-century French poetry, it proves that literary cultivation, savoir faire, bravery, sexual obsession, moral laxity and complete stupidity can exist in the one person.
Deliria, by Chris Heffernan- Published on: 2015-06-23
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .48" w x 5.51" l, .60 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 210 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. William is an intelligent twenty-two year old university student who falls hopelessly for ... By Isobel Blackthorn Initially, with paperback in hand, I hadn’t anticipated that I would review Deliria by Chris Heffernan. Two pages in, I was excited by the fresh, lively voice, and by the way Heffernan, through the eyes of his protagonist, depicts Adelaide with acerbic wit.The plot is very simple. William is an intelligent twenty-two year old university student who falls hopelessly for the stunningly attractive eighteen-year-old music student, Deliria.Deliria is trouble from the first. She tantalises William, lures him into her world of petty theft. She’s a femme fatale. And he’s besotted.What ensues is a series of little adventures, escalating in risk.Deliria is set against an urbane backdrop of twelfth-century French poetry, classical music and Thailand. Adelaide portrayed as the antithesis: crass, and distinctly uneventful. William’s thirst for stimulation is met in Deliria, who represents the sort of adventuress commensurate with the uncouth cultural and social fabric of Adelaide that William sees all around him. With a twisted morality and a series of perverse justifications, Deliria is perhaps an inevitable product of an age of shallow, conspicuous consumption, and its nemesis.In William, Heffernan portrays the absurdities and intensities of an young man caught up in ennui. Acutely observed, William’s narrative is a perfect balance of introspection and observation, with enough self-awareness to endear the reader.To my mind, Deliria sits comfortably alongside Phillip Roth’s Indignation. It’s a loose yet apt comparison, both books tackling the consequences of an educated young man’s dogged attachment to a single idea, or feeling. Although each author tackles his subject in a markedly different manner.I found Deliria a thoroughly entertaining read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Witty and smart, Deliria's imagery brought me to William's Australia. By Bryant L DELIRIA is such an interesting read. The narration style of the protagonist is similar to that of Nick Miller's debut novel "Isn't It Pretty To Think So?"—both of which feature twenty-something main characters searching for a little something better to spice up their normal, every-day routines. He is both well-rounded and yet contains the same annoying-yet-lovable quirks to be expected of the pretentious millennial who struggles with not having any struggles. I thoroughly enjoyed William's descriptions an interactions with the people he came across, whether it be Deliria, Doug, Kev, or the passerbys.Take, for example, the following paragraph:"This is where I reach the limits of language, alarmingly quickly. It's just not possible to describe the physical shock occasioned by Deliria's beauty. You fall onto crap like, 'Into the room walked the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen'—which is true enough, but it doesn't tell you anything, it doesn't say anything. Why don't I just state her height: 168 cm. The top of my head is about level with her nose."If that adorkable description doesn't attract your attention, I'm not sure what will.The novel reads like some of the shorter pieces of fiction one might find in The Paris Review ("Slumming" and "From 'Submission'" come to mind). It's extremely witty and smart, and its imagery brought me to Australia and all its subcultures.I won't go into too much detail on the plot and characters themselves, but please, read the preview and give this book a try. I'd say it's great for anyone 16 to 30. If you're into fantastically real stories—maybe even New Adult books—this novel is for you. And if you're not, it's still for you; you just don't know it yet. [4.5 stars]
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