Ten years after his prize-winning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Shehan Karunatilaka is back with a 'thrilling satire' (Economist) and rip-roaring state-of-the-nation epic that offers equal parts mordant wit and disturbing, profound truths. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka.

But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. Shehan Karunatilaka is back with a 'thrilling satire. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. Ten years after his prize-winning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lankas foremost authors, Shehan Karunatilaka is back with a 'thrilling satire' (Economist) and rip-roaring state-of-the-nation epic that offers equal parts mordant wit and disturbing, profound truths. Maali Almeida-war photographer, gambler, and closet queen-has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. Winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a searing satire set amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war.Ĭolombo, 1990.

Named a Best Fiction book of 2022 by the Washington Post, Times (UK), Financial Times, and The Guardian.Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore. One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2022 Shehan Karunatilaka is the award-winning author of Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew and The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize.OL15445915W Page_number_confidence 95.97 Pages 598 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220207131748 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 435 Scandate 20220120121301 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781471315787 Tts_version 4. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 10:06:52 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40336109 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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