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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka (author)

Paperback Published on: 06/04/2023

£9.99

17 reviews

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All (after)life is here - a worthy Booker winner!

At the start of the book, Maali Almeida contemplates what his business card might say: "Photographer. Gambler. Slut." It could also add "Dead." as he's wok... READ MORE

Selena, Guildford

Worthy Booker Prize 2022 shortlisted

BOOKER 2022 short list. Maali wakes up,but he is dead in a white corridor being encouraged to have his ears checked,he leaves and finds himself in Sri Lank... READ MORE

ENEFCEE 1956

Hilarious, heartfelt, and eye-opening

I absolutely loved reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. It was sharp and witty, with observant one-liners that were at once eye-opening and hilarious.... READ MORE

Chloe L

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 at Barnet

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 St Albans

Masterclass in story-telling

Positioned in second person, the story of war photographer Maali and his interrogation into how he died was extremely immersive. His relationships with tho... READ MORE

Emily Witty

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 information

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

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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

Book Review: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Hardback) by Shehan Karunatilaka (author)

This Booker prize winner is a fast paced, enjoyable novel of epic ambitions. Those not quite au fait with Sri Lankan politics just have to assume on trust ... READ MORE

Lynne Charoenkitsuksun

Hilarious!

With the narrator, Shivantha Wijesinha, the story comes to life in a way that makes you want to listen!! Lots of things are going on, especially as Maali A... READ MORE

Nic. C/ Nickiknackinoo

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

Beautiful and Brutal

Maali, war photographer, gambling addict and closet gay man, has woken up dead in the administration offices of afterlife with no idea how he died or who k... READ MORE

Sharron Elwell

Fantastical novel set in SRI LANKA

I took this in audiobook format with to Sri Lanka, with the specific intention of reading it on the island. I felt from what I had read that it would offer... READ MORE

TripFiction

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

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

A multilayered work of literary fiction and a worthy winner of the Booker Prize

My thanks to Bolinda Audio for a review copy via NetGalley of the unabridged audiobook edition of ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka... READ MORE

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