Shehan Karunatilaka is the award-winning author of Chinaman : The Legend of Pradeep Mathew. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is his second novel. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
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- Nombre de pages388
- FormatGrand Format
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids0.32 kg
- Dimensions14,0 cm × 21,0 cm × 2,3 cm
- ISBN978-1-324-06482-4
- EAN9781324064824
- Date de parution01/11/2022
- ÉditeurNorton & Company
Résumé
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida - war photographer, gambler, and closet queen - 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. In a country 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 contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka. A rip-roaring state-of-the-nation epic from one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a "thrilling read" (Rebecca Jones, BBC) that offers equal parts mordant wit and disturbing, profound truths.
But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka. A rip-roaring state-of-the-nation epic from one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a "thrilling read" (Rebecca Jones, BBC) that offers equal parts mordant wit and disturbing, profound truths.
A propos de Shehan Karunatilaka
Les Sept Lunes de Maali Almeida
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