The website describes him as a “Booker-shortlisted writer of punchlines, manifestos, and calls-to-action. He has over 20 years of experience working for ad agencies, tech firms, media houses, start-ups and multinationals across Singapore, London, Colombo, Sydney and Amsterdam, his official website states. In addition to his widely-acclaimed books, the author has also written features on sport, music and travelfor The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Wisden, GQ, Conde Nast and National Geographic. Shehan Karunatilaka is the winner of the #BookerPrize2022! Watch his full acceptance speech on our website: /tAO0HANBMV We are delighted to announce that the WINNER of the #BookerPrize2022 is ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida ’ by Shehan Karunatilaka.īorn in Galle, Sri Lanka, in 1975, Karunatilaka grew up in Colombo, studied in New Zealand, and lived and worked in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. However, the author wishes to see it in the fantasy section of the bookshop and not mistake the novel for “realism or political satire”, he said in his acceptance speech.

Originally Published in January 2022, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is considered by many a searing satireset amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war. He has ‘seven moon’ to try and solve his death’s mystery and help unveil a cache of photos that will rock warn-torn Sri Lanka. The announcement was made by Neil MacGregor, Chair of 2022 judges, in a ceremony at the Roundhouse, London, on October 17.Īccording to Booker’s website, the novel encapsulates the story of a war photographer who has woken up dead in what seems to be a celestial visa office. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, a metaphysical thriller by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, has been awarded the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction for the novel’s “ambition of its scope, and the hilarious audacity of its narrative techniques”.

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