The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Shehan Karunatilaka
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Trade Paperback
h214 x 134mm - 400pg
15 Aug 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781914502064
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Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet queen, 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, Shehan Karunatilaka is back with a mordantly funny, searing satire. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a state-of-the-nation epic that proves yet again that the best fiction offers the ultimate truth.
Praise for Chinaman: ' A festive, exuberant feast of language and storytelling' - Boyd Tonkin ' Celebrate the arrival of the Great Sri Lankan Novel' - Simon Barnes ' A mixture of, say, CLR James, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Fernando Pessoa and Sri Lankan arrack. . . essential to anyone with a taste for maverick genius' - Sunday Times ' A crazy ambidextrous delight' - Michael Ondaatje
Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author of Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is his second novel. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam and Singapore.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781914502064
Published: 15 Aug 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sort of Books
Publisher: Sort of Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 214mm
Width: 134mm
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 400

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