WRITERS ON MONDAYS
08/09/25
to 08/09/25
12:15pm to 1:15pm Monday, 8 September
The Satire we Deserve: Brannavan Gnanalingam and Duncan Sarkies
Closes
Sep 8, 2025Posted on
Jul 10, 2025Event type:
Literature ,Price:
FREEVenue:
Te Marae, Level 4, Te Papa TongarewaAddress:
55 Cable Street, WellingtonRegion:
Wellington ,Written by
IIML at Victoria University of Wellington
Jul 15, 2025
Two 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 better prod the weeping sores of our body politic and social media. 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.
ADMISSION IS FREE—ALL WELCOME
Writers on Mondays is presented with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Circa Theatre, Meow and Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day and supported by the Letteri Family.