Richard Von SturmerRichard Von Sturmer

Richard Von Sturmer is a writer, performer, and film-maker. His written work has appeared in many anthologies and literary journals, including Landfall, Sport, and the NZ Listener. Five collections of his writing have been published including We Xerox Your Zebras (Modern House, 1988) and On the Eve of Never Departing (Titus Books, 2009). He is also well-known for having written the lyrics to Blam Blam Blam’s ‘There is No Depression in New Zealand”, which has become our alternate national anthem. Richard was born in Devonport in 1957.

Book of the week: Carl Shuker’s masterful novel about a medical emergency

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Richard von Sturmer reviews the new novel by Wellington author Carl Shuker – a tense, razor-sharp story of a surgeon who makes a fatal mistake. The story that Carl Shuker tells in his novel A Mistake is delivered in a concise, razor-sharp style without an ounce of fat left on the bone. Such imagery is appropriate: … Read more