The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Booker Prize · 2022 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2022 | Winner |
About This Book
Maali Almeida, a war photographer, gambler, and closeted gay man, wakes up dead in Sri Lanka in 1990 at the height of the civil war. Adrift in a celestial processing station called 'In Between,' he has seven moons to reach the loved ones he has left behind and get them to the photos that could shake the world—before they can be made to disappear.
About the Author
Shehan KarunatilakaSri Lankan
Shehan Karunatilaka was born in 1975 in Galle, southern Sri Lanka, and grew up in Colombo. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School in Sri Lanka, then at Whanganui Collegiate School and Massey University in New Zealand, where he graduated in English literature. Read more →
