water startling chinaman fighting won supernatural guise locked shot crisis maali satirist khartoum dont hopes opening point valid favourite mazumdar leather camera raises palestinians winner photos quirky watermelon email breaking

Articles for Maali

‘Hostages and human shields’: The civilian toll of Sudan’s crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Hostages and human shields’: The civilian toll of Sudan’s crisis

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Khartoum describe going days without electricity and water as fighting rages around them. That morning, fighting had broken out between Sudan’s army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, headed by General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo. “We sleep and wake up to the sounds of gunfire and explosions and can’t leave, even to …

Sudan His Apartment Khartoum Maali
Shehan Karunatilaka – “Writing a queer novel was never my intention”
1 year, 10 months ago

Shehan Karunatilaka – “Writing a queer novel was never my intention”

Hindustan Times  

Did Maali Almeida – the protagonist of your novel – start off as a closeted gay man in your imagination, or did you add this detail while developing the character? Shehan Karunatilaka Well, the initial inspiration for the character of Maali Almeida came from the real-life story of a Sri Lankan man called Richard de Zoysa. 368pp, ₹1733; Penguin How …

Sri Lanka Gay Rights Character Book Think Lanka Sri
HT reviewer Arunima Mazumdar picks her favourite read of 2022
2 years ago

HT reviewer Arunima Mazumdar picks her favourite read of 2022

Hindustan Times  

Haven’t there been enough historical events where photographs have chronicled the horrific essence of conflicts and wars? Shehan Karunatilaka’s Booker Prize-winning novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, touches your conscience. In 2022, if there’s one book that really touched my conscience, it was Shehan Karunatilaka’s Booker Prize-winning novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Reviewer Arunima Mazumdar The book …

Sri Lanka Maali Almeida
Book Review | Narrating the Lankan experience in guise of a supernatural thriller
2 years, 1 month ago

Book Review | Narrating the Lankan experience in guise of a supernatural thriller

Deccan Chronicle  

A brutal civil war is tearing Sri Lanka apart. Maali Almeida, the narrator of Shehan Karunatilaka’s remarkable, Booker Prize winning novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, is a “photographer, gambler, slut”, a closet gay, and fixer. Photos that could stop wars.” His fervent hope is that these images — stored in a shoe box beneath a bed in his …

War Seven Novel Moons Almeida Maali Maali Almeida
The startling originality of Shehan Karunatilaka
2 years, 1 month ago

The startling originality of Shehan Karunatilaka

Live Mint  

The most electrifying thing about Shehan Karunatilaka’s writing is its sheer chutzpah. Let’s start at the very beginning of his second novel, The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida, which recently won the Booker Prize 2022. His death opens up the various strands of conflict in Sri Lanka’s civil war too, but first, Maali has to tell himself his own story, …

Sri Lanka Life Book Almeida Shehan Karunatilaka Maali Maali Almeida
Shehan Karunatilaka | Chronicler of dark days
2 years, 2 months ago

Shehan Karunatilaka | Chronicler of dark days

The Hindu  

A novel about Sri Lanka’s traumatic past has won the Booker Prize for 2022 even as the world is watching a traumatic present unfold in the island nation. Shehan Karunatilaka’s second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, a decade after his prize-winning debut Chinaman, moved the judges for taking readers straight to “the world’s dark heart – the murderous …

War Sri Lanka Seven Booker Moons Shehan Karunatilaka Maali
Explained: The Booker Prize, the 2022 winner Shehan Karunatilaka, and his work – Firstpost
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: The Booker Prize, the 2022 winner Shehan Karunatilaka, and his work – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Founded in 1969, the Booker Prize initially rewarded authors who belonged to the Commonwealth. That’s the plot of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, the book that won the prestigious Booker Prize this year. And once there, the reader also discovers the tenderness and beauty, the love and loyalty and the pursuit of an ideal that justify every human life.” …

War Booker Prize Authors Sri Lanka Judges Prize Indian
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 18, 2022 11:54 IST Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on October 17 won Britain’s Booker Prize for fiction for his work The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, about a journalist murdered amid the country’s sectarian strife. The 47-year-old, who has also written journalism, children’s books, screenplays, and rock songs, is the second Sri Lanka-born Booker Prize winner, …

Booker Prize Sri Lanka Prize Lanka Sri Booker Ist
Booker Prize winner 2022: Shehan Karunatilaka takes the crown
2 years, 2 months ago

Booker Prize winner 2022: Shehan Karunatilaka takes the crown

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Writer of rock songs, screenplays and travel stories Shehan …

Booker Karunatilaka
Interview with Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, author of Booker-shortlisted The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
2 years, 3 months ago

Interview with Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, author of Booker-shortlisted The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka became a star over a decade ago with his brilliant cricket-themed debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, that won him some top awards. It’s the same book, though Moons is more accessible to an audience unfamiliar with Sri Lankan politics and folklore. There are plenty of stories to tell about Sri Lanka’s present …

Sri Lanka Book Sri Writer Booker Sri Lankan Moons
A conversation with Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the Booker Prize 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

A conversation with Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the Booker Prize 2022

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2022 18:30 IST Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is the follow-up to his acclaimed debut Chinaman:The Legend of Pradeep Mathew. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida made the shortlist on September 6 for the Booker Prize 2022, before being declared this year’s winner on October 17. ”Shehan KarunatilakaAuthor, ‘The Seven Moons of Maali …

Sri Lanka Country State Book Seven Dead Booker
Shehan Karunatilaka is the only subcontinent entry from Sri Lankan this year with The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida
2 years, 4 months ago

Shehan Karunatilaka is the only subcontinent entry from Sri Lankan this year with The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida

Firstpost  

The 2022 Booker Prize longlist of 13 books, referred to as the Booker dozen and released here on Tuesday, is dominated by American authors, including previously longlisted writer Elizabeth Strout. The Booker 13 is completed by Irish writers Audrey Magee for the book The Colony’ and Claire Keegan for Small Things Like These’ and Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo for Glory’. …

Booker Prize English Prize 2022 Booker
Imogen Anthony raises eyebrows in quirky outfit at opening night of MAALI in Sydney
2 years, 7 months ago

Imogen Anthony raises eyebrows in quirky outfit at opening night of MAALI in Sydney

Daily Mail  

She's well known for her bold looks and unique sense of style. And Friday night was no different for Imogen Anthony who raised eyebrows while dressed in a quirky outfit as she attended the VIP launch of a trendy new hotspot. Turning heads: Imogen Anthony, 31, raised eyebrows while dressed in a quirky outfit as she attended the VIP launch …

Night One Point Imogen Anthony Maali Quirky Outfit