The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
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Shehan Karunatilaka
WINNER OF THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZEA searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil warColombo, 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 Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time when scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts who cluster around him 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.
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More Details:
Author
Shehan Karunatilaka
Pages
400
Publisher
Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Published Date
2022-09-26
ISBN
9354923267 9789354923265
Community ReviewsSee all
"better prose and stylistic genius than anyone ever"
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Lila Sanchez
"an absolute mess of a book saved by its beautiful writing, fascinating mythology, and killer premise. "
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whiskyjay
"I enjoyed this book I agree with another reviewer who said it's all over the place but a beautiful tale. Might reread. "
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Glory
"I found it to be quite disorganized without a clear purpose. The storyline merged rather unpoetically, the transitions were all but seamless. "
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Carolina Mejia Rodriguez
"the bar has been raised"
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Zoidze Zoidze
"so weird and fun. i was surprised how much i laughed through this book, given the subject matter. like any booker winner, this was so totally odd, but i had a great time. i did feel it dragged 3/4 of the way in and i began losing interest, but boy, did that ending bring it home!<br/><br/>thank you netgalley for the eARC!"
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kelsey
"I liked it but I had trouble following parts of it. It was a little too long. "
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Meredith
