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The seven moons of Maali Almeida

Karunatilaka, Shehan2023
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Colombo, 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 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.
Main title:
The seven moons of Maali Almeida / Shehan Karunatilaka.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Sort Of Books, 2023.
Collation:
408 pages : illustration (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.
Awards:
Booker Prize 2022
ISBN:
9781914502071 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
BRN:
561846
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