A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war.
Colombo, 1990.
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.
Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka\'s foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022.
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.
His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him.
Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office.
A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war.
Colombo, 1990
