Christian Karlson Stead, ONZ, CBE, usually known as Karl, has been publishing poetry, novels, essays and literary criticism for more than 50 years and is one of New Zealand's leading literary figures. He talks to Chris about his new novel, Risk - a story that draws on world events from post 9/11 through to the eve of the global financial crisis.
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