In this special event, prolific, award-winning author R.F. Kuang introduces Katabasis, her spellbinding novel that plunges readers into hell itself.

Kuang has been a literary hot topic in recent years, publishing six bestselling novels in seven years (and she’s only 29!). She is an admirable trailblazing writer with a deep appreciation for intellectually driven satire and the creation of building fantastical worlds and complex characters.

In Katabasis, Kuang turns her incisive gaze on the hyper-competitive world of academia. Her depiction of the underworld is at once terrifying and darkly humorous, offering readers a fresh lens on identity, rivalry, and the cost of brilliance. Katabasis is an intellectually daring, emotionally resonant novel that challenges, entertains, and inspires.

Kuang will be in conversation with author, publisher and lawyer, Brannavan Gnanalingam.

Kuang’s books will be for sale on the night, thanks to Unity Books Wellington.

Presented in partnership with HarperCollins & Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.

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