Brannavan Gnanalingam is a writer and lawyer based in Wellington. He has written eight novels, including Sprigs (2021), winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. His latest, The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat, was released in October 2024. Brannavan was also a former regular Sunday Star-Times columnist.
You can find Brannavan’s books at UBS – University Bookshop Canterbury.
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