The New Zealand-born, Scotland-based writer's fictional works are routinely complimented by literati including the Guardian, New York Times, Scottish Review of Books and the Times, and her latest work, Thorndon: Wellington & Home, My Katherine Mansfield Project, charts a period of emotional discovery born out of an unexpected trip back
Talking with Kirsty Gunn
By Sophie Burton
NZ Herald·
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Kirsty Gunn. Photo / Supplied.
Kirsy Gunn is an award-winning crafter of words.
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Why did you never expect nor want to return to Wellington?
We all make big decisions when we are young - and I had personal as well as literary reasons for needing to put space between my past and present.
How does your meaning of home differ from Katherine Mansfield's?
I'm not sure they do. Both of us share a deeply ambivalent idea of home. Many writers do, actually.
• Gunn, alongside author Martin Edmond and publisher Tom Rennie, will be at Auckland Library from 5.30pm next Monday October 6. More details here.
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