The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

SHEHAN KARUNATILAKA (author)

Paperback Published on: 06/04/2023

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A worthy winner.

The Seven Moons of Maali Almedia is a worthy winner of the booker prize 2022. It is as beautiful as it is brutal, offering an insightful exploration of the... READ MORE

Cerys at Hemel Hempstead

fascinating

The narrative style of this book really took me by surprise, and I loved it. Set in Sri Lanka, we follow a professional war photographer who finds himself ... READ MORE

Benny Duverge-Pryce

A book I'd gladly read for another seven moons

Karunatilaka's mind-bending semi-spiritual journey certainly doesn't pull its punches. Both a bitingly down-to-earth critique of Sri Lanka past and present... READ MORE

Austin Bowsher

Synopsis

Winner of 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.

Publisher: Sort of Books
ISBN: 9781914502071
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 340g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 28 mm

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Sri Lanka gets its own Ripley

This was strangely compelling. Maali Almeida is a fixer, a photographer, a philanderer and a gambler. He threads his way through the horrors of Sri Lankan ... READ MORE

Katy Wheatley

Blistering, beautiful and grim

A fantastic and fantastical voyage into Sri Lanka's politics, culture and life told in a hyper realistic style with black humour, compassion and fire. Lov... READ MORE

Stewart Hotston

Populated by a cacophony of multifarious characters, both living and dead. - A romping good read.

Now the 2023 Booker Prize shortlist is announced I thought I should get round to reading the 2022 winner; The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karuna... READ MORE

Cathy Symes

Humorous, historical and heart-rending retelling of Sri Lanka’s modern history

Maali Almeida, a war photographer with principles, who works for all sides, is dead. But who killed him? He only has seven moons to find out. From page... READ MORE

Nick A