Brannavan Gnanalingam
Brannavan Gnanalingam: The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat
Brannavan Gnanalingam is one of the first South Asian writers to be published in New Zealand. His eighth novel, a political satire is The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat. Think Veep, or Yes Minister… Audio
Hit me baby one more rhyme: Litcrawl turns 10
Wellington's Verb Festival is underway - a city wide party that celebrates books, reading, ideas, information and conversation over four days. The Centrepiece of the Festival is LitCrawl which is… Audio
Brannavan Gnanalingam tackles toxic masculinity in new novel Sprigs
We often see people at their worst when they're put to the test and looking for an easy way out, says Wellington writer Brannavan Gnanalingam. His new novel Sprigs explores the story of a… Audio
Claire Mabey on books
Claire Mabey reviews Sprigs by Brannavan Gnanalingam and Handiwork by Sara Baume. Audio
Brannavan Gnanalingam's Sodden Downstream
In Tamil-New Zealander Brannavan Gnanalingam's latest novel, a refugee is desperate to get to Wellington City from the Hutt Valley, despite a 'once-in-a-century' flood. The roads are blocked and… Audio
Brannavan Gnanalingam: spies, travel, and the law
Kim Hill talks to a Wellington lawyer and writer, whose fourth novel is A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse. Audio
Credit In The Straight World - Brannavan Gnanalingam
The Global Financial Crisis gets local and personal in a new novel by Brannavan Gnanalingam called Credit In The Straight World. Set in the fictional Canterbury town of Manchester, it plots the peaks… Audio
Author Brannavan Gnanalingam
Paris Syndrome is where visitors to the city are emotionally crushed by the disappointment of finding it doesn't live up to the hype. Wellingtonian Brannavan Gnanalingam spent a year living in Paris… Audio