The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Winner of the Booker Prize 2022

EAN: 9781914502071
Publicatiedatum:  20-07-2023
Formaat: Paperback / softback
Taal: Engels
Aantal bladzijden: 432

    Bestelbaar , available on 20/07/2023

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 A magical realism whodunnit set amid Sri Lanka's civil war 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. Sri Lanka's foremost author delivers a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths. 'Recalls the mordant wit and surrealism of Gogol and Bulgakov.' Guardian 'Outstanding... the most significant work of Sri Lankan fiction in a decade.' New European

    EAN: 9781914502071
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    Uitgever: Veltman Distributie Import Books
    Publicatiedatum:   20-07-2023
    Formaat: Paperback / softback
    Taal: Engels
    Hoogte: 197 mm
    Breedte: 130 mm
    Dikte: 27 mm
    Gewicht: 338 gr
    Voorraad:  Bestelbaar
    Aantal bladzijden: 432