Shehan Karunatilaka

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 Now with added author content - a Map of Colombo as viewed from the afterlife + Dramatis Personae. 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...

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. At a time where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is...

From the Booker prize-winning author of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida – a rumbustuous, brilliant novel about Sri Lanka, cricket and the search for a legendary sportsman. A crazy ambidextrous delight – Michael Ondaatje Bristling with energy and confidence – Sunday Times Spellbinding – Mohammed Hanif The blazing debut novel by the Booker prize-winning author of The Seven Moons...