BOOKER WINNER
Booker winner crafts an afterlife noir with sardonic wit
‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka is a metaphysical thriller set in a civil war
20 October 2022 - 05:06
Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida won the 2022 Booker Prize on October 17 at a ceremony in London, winning the author £50,000 in prize money.
Published by independent imprint Sort of Books, the novel is set in Colombo and follows the titular character, a recently deceased war photographer, gambler and closet gay, who has woken up dead in what seems to be a celestial visa office...
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