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Shehan Karunatilaka

Born 1975 · Sri Lanka

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Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Booker 2022 · Winner

    The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

    The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

    Shehan Karunatilaka · 47 when first published

    Novel · Satire, War, Crime

    AI-generated summary:A war photographer, gambler and closeted gay man wakes up dead in a kind of celestial visa office in war-torn Colombo, unaware of who murdered him, with seven moons to reach the people he loves.