Ngaio Marsh Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2021) Winner
Brannavan Gnanalingam
ブランナヴァン・グナナリンガム
Brannavan Gnanalingam
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-10-20 （Sri Lanka）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Lawyer
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
- Affiliations
- Buddle Findlay, Lawrence & Gibson
- Nominations
- Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017 longlist (A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse), Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2018 shortlist (Sodden Downstream), Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021 shortlist (Sprigs)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ngaio Marsh Award | Sprigs | Best Novel | Ngaio Marsh Awards | Winner |
Ngaio Marsh Award
2021
Work:
Sprigs
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Ngaio Marsh Awards
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sprigs
2020 Crime fictionAn incendiary novel and an important examination of racism, violence and toxic masculinity that everyone should read.
racismviolencetoxic masculinity
Sodden Downstream
2017 NovelA novel reflecting Sri Lankan Civil War experiences with excellent rendition of Kiwi idiom.
diasporacivil warKiwi culture
Slow Down, You're Here
2022 Horror novelA horror novel set in Onehunga that received critical praise.
horrormodern life
Bibliography
- The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat (2024)
- Slow Down, You're Here (2022)
- Sprigs (2020)
- Sodden Downstream (2017)
- A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse (2016)
- Credit in the Straight World (2015)
- You Should Have Come Here When You Were Not Here (2013)
- Getting Under Sail (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalsurreal humourexcellent use of Kiwi idiom
- Recurring Motifs
- Sri Lankan diasporaimmigrant experienceglobal financial crisis
Legacy
Recognized as a key voice for Sri Lankan diaspora in New Zealand literature, gaining international attention in crime fiction.
Quotes
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Ramaswamy shows that you can grease up to racist folks by doing some of the heavy lifting for them, but they’ll still never view you as one of them. You’re just the hired help. And they’ll still view you as a loser.
Source: The Spinoff (2024)
Trivia
- His debut novel is based on a trip from Morocco to Ghana where he was mistakenly detained in Mauritania related to French tourist killings.