The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida
The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida
Shehan Karunatilaka
Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka blends magical realism and a ghost story to recount the darkest part of Sri Lankan history.
What We Say: “A sardonic, ghostly novel about Maali Almeida, a war photographer, gambler and gay man who has not come out. Navigating the afterlife, he has seven moons to solve his own murder - with a dispiritingly long list of potential suspects – and exposes the disturbing reality of Sri Lanka’s civil war. An adrenaline-fueled epic, crammed with biting humour and brutal truths” – Samantha de Haas
What They Say: “The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida is dazzling. Shehan Karunatilaka's use of Sri Lankan folk mythology is truly original... human and non-human monsters equally terrify. And yet Karunatilaka's exuberant language and humour keeps this book buoyant and a joy to read” — Shyam Selvadurai
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