Books by Shehan Karunatilaka (3)


1.

Chinaman : The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
Description:
Based on the life of Pradeep Sivanathan Mathew, b. 1965, Sri Lanka test cricket bowler.

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Las Siete Lunas de Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
Description:
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 Lank... continue

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The seven moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka EN

Rating: 4 (10 votes)
Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
Description:
WINNER OF THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by 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 Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time when scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts who cluster around him can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try... continue