![]() ![]() ![]() the most significant work of Sri Lankan fiction in a decade. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a remarkable work of fantasy, one that imagines an afterlife informed by Sri Lankan folklore, where ghosts and demons haunt the world around us until they are able to move on. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. 'Recalls the mordant wit and surrealism of Gogol and Bulgakov.' Guardian WINNER OF THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Sri Lanka's foremost author delivers a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths. 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. ![]() 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.īut even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. Now with added author content - a Map of Colombo as viewed from the afterlife + Dramatis PersonaeĪ magical realism whodunnit set amid Sri Lanka's civil warĬolombo, 1990. SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2023 ![]()
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