Writers on Mondays – The Satire We Deserve: Brannavan Gnanalingam and Duncan Sarkies
Victoria University Press presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.
Two satirical novelists diagnose life in Aotearoa through hilarious and dangerous fiction that prods our political and social wounds.
Mon 8 Sep 2025, 12.15–1.15pm
Rongomaraeroa, the marae, Level 4
Free event with museum entry
Brannavan Gnanalingam and Duncan Sarkies, satirical novelists, take the pulse of life in Aotearoa and diagnose a hilarious and dangerous arrhythmia.
Brannavan Gnanalingam's The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat takes the gloves off to prod the weeping sores of our body politic and social media with unflinching honesty.
Duncan Sarkies depicts the farcical and chilling demise of democracy within an alpaca breeders' association in Stargazers.
Join Pip Adam as she asks both writers about the serious intent behind the hijinks and why it’s a good time to wield the satirical scalpel.
Left Brannavan Gnanalingam Right: Duncan Sarkies. Photo by Ebony Lamb