Ebobea Book Awards
Shehan Karunatilaka
Country : Sri Lanka NoteBook :
The seven moons of maali almeida
Print length : 386 pages
Publication date : 29 March 2023
Get to know Karunatilaka!
Shehan Karunatilaka is an internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan writer known
for his bold narrative voice, dark humour, and innovative storytelling. His work
engages deeply with history, politics, and cultural memory, often challenging
conventional literary forms. Through fiction and commentary, he explores power,
violence, and identity with wit and urgency, earning global recognition as one
of the most distinctive and influential voices in contemporary world literature.
Book Summary
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. In a
country 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 around can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running
out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most
and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka.