Description
A “rollercoaster journey through life and death.” That’s how judges described Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize.
Karunatilaka’s work shines a light on his Sri Lankan homeland for the rest of the world to see and this, his second novel, comes more than a decade after his literary debut. It’s a supernatural satire set amid a murderous civil war and tells the story of Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay man, who wakes up dead. With no idea who killed him, Maali has seven moons to contact the people he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos of civil war atrocities that will rock Sri Lanka.
Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to the world-renowned author as he discusses his literary journey and shares some of the inspirations behind his work.
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About the Author
Shehan Karunatilaka
Shehan Karunatilaka is the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (published as The Birth Lottery in India). He is also the author of the award-winning Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, which was selected for the UK’s 2022 Big Jubilee Read selection. Born in Sri Lanka, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. He lives in Colombo with his family, his guitars and his unfinished stories.
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