Andrew Upton publishes debut novel 'Krank Fuss'

Playwright and producer Andrew Upton has released his debut novel, a fable set in Nazi Germany.

• Upton's novel "Krank Fuss" has been published by Puncher & Wattmann.
• Upton said the novel is framed as a story written by a First World War veteran for his unborn daughter.
• Upton's wife Cate Blanchett read the first draft of the novel.
• Upton said his family and writer Kip Williams told him to stop describing the novel as weird.