The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2023 A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time 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. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths. 'Fizzes with energy, imagery and ideas against a broad, surreal vision of the Sri Lankan civil wars' The Booker judges 'Recalls the mordant wit and surrealism of Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls or Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita ... Karunatilaka has done artistic justice to a terrible period in his country's history' Guardian 'Outstanding... the most significant work of Sri Lankan fiction in a decade.' New European

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2023 A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time 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. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths. 'Fizzes with energy, imagery and ideas against a broad, surreal vision of the Sri Lankan civil wars' The Booker judges 'Recalls the mordant wit and surrealism of Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls or Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita ... Karunatilaka has done artistic justice to a terrible period in his country's history' Guardian 'Outstanding... the most significant work of Sri Lankan fiction in a decade.' New European

"The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize in 2022 and is a surreal, energetic and wild novel about the civil war in Sri Lanka in 1990. Maali Almeida is a war photographer, gambler and secretly gay. He wakes up in what looks like a celestial visa office and in the serene Beira Lake his dismembered body is sinking. Maali has no clue about who and why he was killed. In a time of death squads, suicide bombs and assassins it can be anybody. And with the endless hordes of desperate ghouls and ghosts it looks like and impossible task to find out. But Maali is in a hurry. He only has sevens moons to find the people he loves and lead them to a secret cache of photos that will change everything in Sri Lanka. With mordant wit and vivid imagery Maali Almeidas unfolds the terrible story of Sri Lankas history in "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida".

"The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize in 2022 and is a surreal, energetic and wild novel about the civil war in Sri Lanka in 1990. Maali Almeida is a war photographer, gambler and secretly gay. He wakes up in what looks like a celestial visa office and in the serene Beira Lake his dismembered body is sinking. Maali has no clue about who and why he was killed. In a time of death squads, suicide bombs and assassins it can be anybody. And with the endless hordes of desperate ghouls and ghosts it looks like and impossible task to find out. But Maali is in a hurry. He only has sevens moons to find the people he loves and lead them to a secret cache of photos that will change everything in Sri Lanka. With mordant wit and vivid imagery Maali Almeidas unfolds the terrible story of Sri Lankas history in "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida".

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time 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. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths.

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time 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. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths.

Shehan Karunatilaka's "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is an intense and roaring satire about the civil war in Sri Lanka in 1990. Maali Almeida is a gambler, war photographer and secretly gay. He is also dead. He wakes up sinking in the Beira lake with his dismembered body and with no clue about who killed him. In a time of death squads, suicide bombers and hired hitmen it could be anybody. The ghouls and ghosts that wanders around agrees. Maali has sevens moons left to find his loved ones and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that can change the fate of Sri Lanka. "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is a surreal, disturbing and wild novel about a terrible chapter in the history of Sri Lanka. "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022.

Shehan Karunatilaka's "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is an intense and roaring satire about the civil war in Sri Lanka in 1990. Maali Almeida is a gambler, war photographer and secretly gay. He is also dead. He wakes up sinking in the Beira lake with his dismembered body and with no clue about who killed him. In a time of death squads, suicide bombers and hired hitmen it could be anybody. The ghouls and ghosts that wanders around agrees. Maali has sevens moons left to find his loved ones and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that can change the fate of Sri Lanka. "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is a surreal, disturbing and wild novel about a terrible chapter in the history of Sri Lanka. "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022.