Damien Wilkins is one of New Zealand’s leading writers. He is the author of short stories, poetry and seven novels, including the New Zealand Book Award-winning The Miserables and ...view moreDamien Wilkins is one of New Zealand’s leading writers. He is the author of short stories, poetry and seven novels, including the New Zealand Book Award-winning The Miserables and The Fainter, which was shortlisted for both the Montana New Zealand Book Awards and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. He lives in Wellington, where he is the Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University.view less