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Duncan Sarkies

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Duncan Sarkies is the writer of Scarfies (film), Two Little Boys (novel and film), The Demolition of the Century (novel) and various plays and television. He lives in Wellington.

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I am writing an allegorical novel about alpaca breeders and democracy

Critics of public funding for the arts during the Covid crisis have alighted in recent weeks on a grant for a novel about alpaca breeders. Its writer responds.

By Duncan Sarkies | 28th September, 2021