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Lisa discusses  The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida  by Shehan Karunatilaka. This book was awarded the Booker Prize in 2022, which is one of the most prestigious literature awards internationally. Other books discussed:  Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 

Actor Nina Sosanya and prize winning poet and writer Joelle Taylor talk favourite books with Harriett.Nina chooses Sally Jones and the False Rose by Jakob Wegelius, a children's novel with a mute gorilla engineer as its protagonist. The book appeals to Nina's love of engineering, and the city of Glasgow!Joelle nominates Booker Prize winning The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, about a man killed in the Sri Lankan civil war, seeking answers in the afterlife.Harriett's choice is Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz, a novel set in the German countryside at the tail end of summer, featuring two women with mysterious back stories.Two of the choices are novels in translation, which prompts a chat about whether translated books are becoming more commonProduced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven Follow us on instagram: agoodreadbbc

Das Buch, das ich heute vorstelle, hat mit meiner letzten großen Reise zu tun. Für mich ging es vor Kurzem nach Sri Lanka, wo der Bürgerkrieg erst vor knapp 16 Jahren sein Ende gefunden hat. Ein wunderschönes Land voller atemberaubender Natur, aber auch großer Armut – und wie lässt sich ein Land besser verstehen als mit der Literatur darüber? »Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida« von Shehan Karunatilaka ist bei Rowohlt erschienen.

Neha and Shruti discuss The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, a book that starts with the death of a photographer and follows him in the afterlife as he attempts to find his murderer and his missing photographs. We talk about the nature of death and the afterlife, and share historical context about the Sri Lankan Civil War. We also explore why people might be afraid to critize books, particularly works by marginalized communities.Books mentioned & Shelf DiscoveryHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonThe Great Indian Novel by Shashi TharoorThe Sympathizer by Viet Thanh NguyenSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt VonnegutIf you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free newsletter.We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Maytham speaks to Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, whose novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida won the Booker Prize of 2022 and tells the story of a war photographer who has woken up dead in what seems to be a celestial visa office, and given ‘seven moons' to try and solve the mystery of his death and to help unveil a cache of photos that will rock war-torn Sri Lanka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get in the spirit for the City of Oak Creek's upcoming cultural festival with these great reading recommendations featuring books by authors from all over the world. Learn more about C.A.F.E. - A Celebration of Culture: https://www.oakcreekwi.gov/visitor/events/farmers-market/cafe-a-cultural-event Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka with readalike "Someone Else's Bucket List" by Amy T. Matthews. "A Wild Sheep Chase" by Haruki Murakami with readalike "The Elephant Vanishes" by the same author. "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch with readalike "The Bee Sting" by Paul Murray. "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy with readalike "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" by the same author. "Between Shades of Grey" AKA "Ashes in the Snow" by Ruta Sepetys with readalike "Only the Beautiful" by Susan Meissner. "The Sound of Things Falling" by Juan Gabriel Vásquez with readalikes "Retrospective" and "The Shape of the Ruins" by the same author. To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Sommaren 2024 bjuder Bögbibblan på sjutton queerlitterära samtal med författare och poeter som alla är aktuella i årets utgivning.I det sjätte avsnittet träffar vi den lankesiske författaren Shehan Karunatilaka, för ett samtal om Maali Almeidas sju månar, i svensk översättning av Peter Samuelsson på Brombergs förlag. Maali Almeidas sju månar är ett murder mystery, ett epos över ett land plågat av krig och konflikter och en kärlekshistoria utan slut.Välkommen till Bögbibblan Podcast – Din skeva bokhylla!________________Gäst: Shehan Karunatilaka.Producent, klippning och grafisk formgivning: Makz Bjuggfält.Musik: Anna Hed.Fotograf Shehan Karunatilaka: Dominic Sansoni.Samtalet med Shehan spelades in i Stockholm i mars 2024._______________________Bögbibblan Podcast är en podd om queer litteratur. Du hittar Bögbibblan på bogbibblan.se och under namnet Bögbibblan på Spotify, Instagram och Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Um fotógrafo acha-se morto e quer saber quem o matou. A partir daí há um mergulho na vida e na história de um país, o Sri Lanha. Com horror e o humor que valeu um Booker.

En este episodio nos damos un paseo por la literatura de distintos países asiáticos. Libros de los que hablamos en este episodio: - Vi, una mujer minúscula, de Kim Thuy https://amzn.to/49hFQbh - Em, de Kim Thuy https://amzn.to/3vyWmG6 - Estrella fugaz, de Sunju Lee https://amzn.to/3J1cGT8 - Un detalle menor, de Adanía Shibli https://amzn.to/3J2tUzH - Ella dijo destruye, de Nadia Bulkin https://amzn.to/4cDnPaf - Las siete lunas de Maali Almeida, de Shehan Karunatilaka https://amzn.to/3PHmXYx - La saga del Tensorado, de Neon Yang https://amzn.to/4ae2dzD - El mar robado, de Rachel Heng https://amzn.to/3PJfPuH - Madona con abrigo de piel, de Sabahattin Ali https://amzn.to/3xpwzAF - Los que se van y los que se quedan, de Parinoush Saniee https://amzn.to/49qorgY - El vagón de las mujeres, de Anita Nahir https://amzn.to/3xaPNtO Os recomendamos un perfil de Instagram muy interesante si estáis interesados en la literatura asiática: @literatura.asiatica y una estupenda librería en Madrid: La Fabulosa: www.lafabulosalibreria.es Para participar en el reto aportando ideas o para contarnos tu opinión, hacernos sugerencias o preguntar cualquier cosa nos puedes encontrar en: Instagram: @me_lo_leo_podcast Twitter: @meloleopodcast Email: meloleopodcast@gmail.com

Vi gästas av Jasmine Qazbegi, advokat på Folkets advokatbyrå. Sen bjuder vi på recensioner: dansföreställningen "Don't kiss", på Skånes dansteater, och boken "Maali Almeidas sju månar" av Shehan Karunatilaka. Musik i programmet: Baedah fiy ruh - Tamer Nafar Blind - Hercules and Love Affair Trailer: Don't kiss, Skånes dansteater Made in heaven - Freddie Mercury Rhythm of my show - Tone Sekelius Todxs lxs cuerpxs - Audry Funk, KEVS

Jag frågade de försvunnas vålnader vad som hände under kriget. Så förklarar Booker-pristagaren Shehan Karunatilaka sin romanMaali Almeidas sju månar för P1 Kulturs Mattias Berg. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. En magisk mordhistoria, där en död krigsfotograf tar andra spöken till hjälp för att hitta sin mördare. Samt hans låda med foton som skulle kunna skapa fred i Sri Lankas evighetslånga krigstillstånd. ”Maali Almeidas sju månar” fick häromåret Booker-priset för bästa engelskspråkiga roman i världen. Det förändrade författaren Shehan Karunatilakas liv totalt - efter det har han knappt hunnit skriva en rad, säger han när framgångsturnén stannade till i Stockholm.Att det blev så många spöken i romanen, förklarar Shehan Karunatilaka med att det finns ett otal försvunna personer under Sri Lankas krig, som pågick mellan 1983 och 2009. Ingen levande kunde ge honom svar på hur de försvunnit - så ¨därför vände han sig i romanen direkt till deras vålnader. Alla har också förebilder i verkliga personer på Sri Lanka, som har försvunnit.Romanen utspelar sig under den allra mörkaste perioden i detta långa krig, där flera olika konflikter vävdes in i varandra: slutet av 1980-talet. Shehan Karunatilaka berättar också om valet av en krigsfotograf, Maali Almeida, som huvudperson med att det främst var just fotografer och journalister som sökte sanningen under kriget - och ofta fick betala med sina liv. På det sättet blir hans roman också en hyllning till dem.Musiken i inslaget är komponerad av Simon Emmersson ur stycket ”Dreams Memories and Landscapes”.Reporter: Mattias BergProducent: Nina Asarnoj

Explore the captivating realm of Shehan Karunatilaka's fiction, which masterfully intertwines the surreal and humorously dark. "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is noted as “an afterlife noir” that reflects Sri Lanka's tumultuous history through a unique lens. In this session, Shehan will share excerpts from his work and discuss his artistic craft, inspiration, and the nuances of addressing conflict and contested memories in writing. Drawing influence from global literary icons like Kurt Vonnegut and Margaret Atwood, Shehan's writing effortlessly connects local experiences to a worldwide audience. Speaker Shehan Karunatilaka, 2022 Booker Prize Winner, Author of 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' (WW Norton & Co, 2022) In conversation with Harshana Rambukwella, Visiting Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, NYUAD

Levan Akin som fick Guldbagge för And then we danced är bioaktuell med nya filmen Passage. En åldrad lärarinna och en ung slarver slår följe till Istanbul i jakten på en försvunnen systerdotter. Möt honom i dagens P1 Kultur. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. EN VINNANDE FOTOBOK OM KROPPSLIGA GRÄNSTILLSTÅND”Things can change anyway” är titeln på årets vinnarbok som är skapad av konstnären och fotografen MC Coble och konsthistorikern Louise Wolthers. En bildberättelse om familjen och vännerna och naturen men också om förändringar som en könsbekräftande transition och klimakteriet. BARA SPÖKEN KAN ÅTERBERÄTTA SRI LANKAS BLODIGA 80-TALSHISTORIAEn magisk historia om en mördad krigsfotograf, som efter döden försöker hitta vem som tog livet av honom - och vart hans försvunna kartong med unika bilder tagit vägen. Ungefär så kan man beskriva romanen ”Maali Almeidas sju månar”, skriven av Shehan Karunatilaka från Sri Lanka. P1 Kulturs Mattias Berg stämde möte med författaren när var på Sverigebesök. EN BELARUSISK MAMMAS KAMP FÖR RÄTTVISA”Motherland” heter en hyllad ukrainsk-svensk dokumentär om militärtjänstgöringen i Belarus, där pennalismen och våldet gör att flera unga män dör i lumpen. Filmen en vann första pris på en av världens främsta dokumentärfestivaler CPH:DOX och är gjord av av Hanna Badziaka och Alexander Mihalkovich. Fredrik Wadström kommer till studion.KLASSIKERN OM EN FÖRBJUDEN TJECKISK 70-TALSROMAN”En alltför högljudd ensamhet” av den tjeckiske författaren Bohumil Hrabal är en mustig skröna, en modernistisk kortroman, skarp samhällskritik och en delvis självbiografisk berättelse – allt på en gång. Sedan den skrevs i början av 1970-talet har det visat sig vara aktuell i varje decennium – alltid på olika sätt. Dramatikern Dmitri Plax har gjort dagens klassiker. Programledare: Lisa BergströmProducent: Nina Asarnoj

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Anfang der 1990er Jahre. Maali Almeida, ein verkappt schwuler Kriegsfotograf und Zocker, erwacht eines Morgens im Jenseits, das eine himmlische Einwanderungsbehörde zu sein scheint.

Bentornati in Bookatini - il podcast per chi è ghiotto di libri. L'episodio 71 è dedicato alle nostre più recenti letture. Nell'episodio di oggi abbiamo chiacchierato approfonditamente di questi libri The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, di James McBride, Fazi editore Le sette lune di Maali Almeida, di Shehan Karunatilaka, Fazi editore La vita è breve, eccetera, di Veronica Raimo, Einaudi editore La figlia oscura, di Elena Ferrante, edizioni e/o Potete contattarci, scrivere commenti, suggerimenti, domande e condividete con noi le vostre letture su questo tema contattandoci nella pagina Instagram Bookatini_podcast, dove potete trovare anche le nostre live, in onda di mercoledìSe volete sostenerci e godere di contenuti aggiuntivi, potete unirvi a 4 possibili livelli di Patreon che trovate al link: https://www.patreon.com/bookatiniLa sigla di Bookatini è scritta e suonata da Andrea Cerea

Join us this week as we give our empathy muscles a workout and chat about six of the best contemporary memoirs we've read recently. Saph recommends This Is Not A Pity Memoir by Abbi Morgan, Taking Sides: A Memoir About Love, War, and Changing the World by Sherine Tadros, and The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen. Joseph recommends Stay True by Hua Hsu, In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, and Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me by Ada Calhoun. Also this week, Joseph read The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine and Saph read The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin This week's listener recommendation request comes from Sara who loved The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré and is looking for similar books. Joseph recommends Half A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Saph recommends The Seven Moons of Mali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. Also mentioned in this episode:The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinWar Stories by Jeremy BowenBoy Friends by Michael PedersenFriendaholic by Elizabeth Day Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends by Marisa G FrancoSee the Novel Thoughts bookshop page for all books mentioned in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Der Kriegsfotograf Maali Almeida wacht im Jenseits auf. Als Geist muss er herausfinden, was aus seinen Bildern geworden, die Schrecken des Bürgerkriegs in Sri Lanka festhalten, und wer ihn umgebracht hat. Mit "Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida" hat Shehan Karunatilaka einen gewitzten und hochpolitischen Roman geschrieben. 2022 erhielt er dafür den Booker Prize. Aus dem Englischen von Hannes Meyer Rowohlt Verlag, 544 Seiten, 30 Euro ISBN 978-3-498-00369-2

Mit dem Roman "Chinaman" gelang dem Schriftsteller Shehan Karunatilaka 2010 ein viel beachteter Debüterfolg, der unter anderem mit dem Commonwealth Prize ausgezeichnet wurde. Seither gilt er als wichtigste literarische Stimme Sri Lankas und dementsprechend groß waren die Erwartungen an seinen zweiten Roman. Für den aber ließ sich Shehan Karunatilaka dann länger Zeit: 2022 erschien "Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida", in der deutschen Übersetzung liegt er erst seit kurzem vor. Corinne Orlowski hat ihn gelesen.

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As his year of publicity madness draws to a close after winning the world's most prestigious prize for an English-language book in 2022 – the Booker – Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka comes to FRANCE 24 to talk about the novel that made him famous. "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is part murder mystery, part ghost story, part political satire and part gay love story. On his website he describes himself as a "Booker winner. Writer of punchlines, manifestos, and calls-to-action. Failed cricketer, failed rockstar, failed vegan. Observer of people, machines and markets". He's published two novels, including "Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew", which won the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. He's in Paris as his second book "The Seven Moons" is being translated into French as well as coming out in another 25 countries. He speaks to Eve Jackson.

Our most popular episode of the year is back! James has gathered the best 'What Are You Reading?' segments from 2023 into a comprehensive summary of book recommendations from our guests.   We discuss a huge variety of books, including thriller, mystery, memoir, rom com, literature, essays, poetry, nonfiction, plays and audiobooks. We also delve into reading habits. Do you read several books at a time, or restrict yourself to one? Do you finish most books you pick up, or allow yourself to quit? And so much more.  This episode features Hilton Koppe, Sanchana Venkatesh, Lee Kofman, Anna Spargo-Ryan, Karina May, Hannah Bent, Holden Sheppard, Hayley Scrivenor, Danielle Binks, Julie Janson, Mark Brandi, Indira Naidoo, Amy Lovat, Jonathon Shannon, Ali Thomas, Jacinta Dietrich, and Annette Higgs.  Books and authors discussed in this episode: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang; The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill;  Lost Connections by Johann Hari; Homesickness by Janine Mikosza; The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader; Turning Points in Medieval History by Dorsey Armstrong; Crying in H Mary by Michelle Zauner; Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata; Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason; Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner; Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom; The Wych Elm by Tana French; In the Woods by Tana French; The Others by Mark Brandi; Stolen Focus by Johann Hari; Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka; Crushing by Genevieve Novak; No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak; The Shot by Naima Brown; The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka; The Road by Cormac McCarthy; The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy; Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy; The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; Ghost Music by An Yu; Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie; We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson; The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh; We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis; Windhall by Ava Barry; The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane; Limberlost by Robbie Arnott; Benevolence by Julie Janson; Compassion by Julie Janson; Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami; The People of the River by Grace Karskens; Nardi Simpson (from ep 18); Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright; The Trial by Franz Kafka; Mistakes and Other Lovers by Amy Lovat; Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier; Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier; A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno; Brilliant Lies by David Williamson; Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller; Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler; A Swim in the Pond in the Road by George Saunders; Lee Kofman (from ep 76); Kate Mildenhall (from ep 13); Sarah Sentilles (from ep 50); From Bhutan to Blacktown by Om Dhungel; Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Stolen Focus by Johann Hari; Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang;      Dress Rehearsals by Madison Godfrey; Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey; Lucy Clarke; Echolalia by Briohny Doyle; Bunny by SE Tolsen; On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs; When One of Us Hurts by Monica Vuu; Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld; A Mile Down by David Vann; A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh; The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; The Reader by Bernard Schlink; The Tilt by Chris Hammer; The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes; The Joy Thief by Penny Moodie; We Didn't Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough; Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo; Obsession by Nicole Madigan  Learn more about Ashley's psychological thriller Dark Mode and get your copy here or from your local bookshop.  Learn more about James' award-winning novel Denizen and get your copy here or from your local bookshop. Upcoming events  Ashley is teaching Online Feedback: Manuscript Development for Writing NSW starting 4 March 2024 Ashley is teaching Writing Crime Fiction, a six-week online course with Faber starting 15 May 2024  Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson

Der Kriegs-Fotograf und Spieler Maali Almeida stellt überrascht fest, dass er tot ist. Doch warum? Maali hat Sieben Monde Zeit, das als Geist herauszufinden. Eine Rezension von Christian Kosfeld. Von Christian Kosfeld.

Harriett Gilbert and readers around the globe talk to acclaimed Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka about his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.Almeida, a gay war photographer, recently deceased, with secrets aplenty, awakes to find himself sitting in line in an ethereal visa office, determined to find out who has murdered him. In a Sri Lanka beset by civil war, death squads and terrorist bombs, the list of suspects is long. He has 'seven moons', a week, to make contact with and steer his two closest friends to the evidence stash that could uncover the culprit and change the course of his country's destiny. Navigating the afterlife with a mix of sardonic wit and streetwise sensibility Maali roams wartorn Columbo confronting the ghosts and murderers who haunt Sri Lanka, in a country where the past is never really dead.(Image: Shehan Karunatilaka. Photo credit: Dominic Sansoni.)

In dieser Folge mit Robin, Meike und Anika: „Der stärkste Stoff“ von Norman Ohler, „Im Wahn der Anderen“ von László Krasznahorkai und „Ein heißes Jahr“ von Philippe Djian. Die Preislistensaison neigt sich dem Ende zu, und wir schauen auf Neuigkeiten rund um die Verleihung des Booker-Preises, wo nicht nur Vertreter*innen klassischer Medien zu Wort kommen, sondern auch Literaturkritiker*innen aus dem Internet mitreden dürfen – we like! Da der Gewinnertitel „Prophet Song“ zu unserem Redaktionsschluss noch nicht feststand, gibt's unsere Meinung dazu ab Montag exklusiv für unsere Steady-Community. Dafür haben wir Neuigkeiten zum letztjährigen Booker-Gewinner dabei: „Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida“ von Shehan Karunatilaka ist ab sofort auch auf Deutsch erhältlich.

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In dieser Folge mit Robin, Meike und Anika: „Der stärkste Stoff“ von Norman Ohler, „Im Wahn der Anderen“ von László Krasznahorkai und „Ein heißes Jahr“ von Philippe Djian. Die Preislistensaison neigt sich dem Ende zu, und wir schauen auf Neuigkeiten rund um die Verleihung des Booker-Preises, wo nicht nur Vertreter*innen klassischer Medien zu Wort kommen, sondern auch Literaturkritiker*innen aus dem Internet mitreden dürfen – we like! Da der Gewinnertitel „Prophet Song“ zu unserem Redaktionsschluss noch nicht feststand, gibt's unsere Meinung dazu ab Montag exklusiv für unsere Steady-Community. Dafür haben wir Neuigkeiten zum letztjährigen Booker-Gewinner dabei: „Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida“ von Shehan Karunatilaka ist ab sofort auch auf Deutsch erhältlich.

In today's show we listen to some previous winners of the Booker, the youngest ever winner Eleanor Catton on The Luminaries, Marlon James on his winning book, A Brief History of Seven Killings plus last year's winner Shehan Karunatilaka with The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Plus we listen to some brand new books available in the RNIB Library.

We're only three days away from finding out who will take home the Booker Prize 2023 so who better to speak to than last year's winner? Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the prize for his searing satire The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida in 2022, and the 13 months since his win has been a whirlwind of activity. This week, Shehan joins us on the podcast to tell us all about the past year and what the 2023 winner can expect on the night of the award ceremony and beyond. In this episode Jo and James speak to Shehan about: What it's like to be at the Booker Prize award ceremony – and how it felt to be announced as the 2022 winner The strangeness of winning the Booker Prize amidst economic crisis and civil unrest in Sri Lanka The impossibility of making an acceptance speech in one minute Why he paints his fingernails black How he spent his prize money The whirlwind that has been the 13 months since he won the Booker Prize His daily writing and reading routine Books and authors mentioned: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka Agatha Christie Salman Rushdie Raymond Chandler John le Carré Armistead Maupin A full transcript of the episode is available at our website. Follow The Booker Prize Podcast so you never miss an episode. Visit http://thebookerprizes.com/podcast to find out more about us, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok @thebookerprizes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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With effects rippling into the present, the Sri Lankan Civil War, lasting more than 25 years from the early 1980s until 2009, has found an important place in our current cultural canon. Join lawyer and novelist of Song of the Sun God, Shankari Chandran, author of Booker Prize-winning The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka and Anandavalli as they discussed the island nation's turbulent recent history and its influence in their storytelling. In conversation with prize-winning author Roanna Gonsalves.This event was presented by the Sydney Writers' Festival and supported by UNSW Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Con le Donne al Volante, Liliana Russo e Katia De Rossi, parliamo di libri. A Mantova è in corso fino a domenica 10 il Festival della Letteratura, che dal 1997 è uno degli appuntamenti culturali più attesi dell'anno. Abbiamo ospitato Alessandro Della Casa, del comitato organizzatore. «Difficile segnalare i momenti imperdibili, dipende molto dal gusto e dagli interessi delle persone che vengono al Festival. Possiamo però dire che ci sono molti ospiti internazionali come Olga Tokarczuk, scrittrice polacca e premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 2018. Un altro autore importante è Shehan Karunatilaka, vincitore del Booker Prize e premiato dalla Regina Consorte Camilla». Autori molto conosciuti dal pubblico, italiani e non, non mancano e gli appuntamenti sono tanti, sparsi per la città e la provincia mantovana.

In this episode, I chat with Natania Jansz co-owner of Sort of Books about what led her to start a publishing company with her partner, Mark Ellingham in 1999, book cover designers, distribution for indie publishers, and author Shehan Karunatilaka's novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida winning the 2022 Booker Prize.Sort of Books is an independent publisher of both original and classic fiction and non-fiction titles. Mark Ellingham and Natania Jansz, creators of the Rough Guide travel series, founded Sort of Books in 1999 mainly to help their friend Chris Stewart launch his debut book Driving Over Lemons which became a surprise UK bestseller, eventually selling more than a million copies. Fired by its success, they have hand-picked three or four titles each year since.In 2022, Sort of Books published Shehan Karunatilaka's novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which went on to win the 2022 Booker Prize. In short, Sort of Books publish the sort of books they feel proud of. Books you'll want to discover and re-discover.Sort of BooksThe Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida, Shehan KarunatilakaMaria EdgeworthTove JanssonOn Writing And Failure, Stephen MarcheLadie's Lunch: And Other Stories, Lore SegalSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

"I was very inspired to know that humans are not the be-all and end-all. We're just one state. But you could be in this state of consciousness, this kind of godly state, even a demonic state, but also the fact that all living creatures had souls and were affected by karma. And this is something we tend to forget, especially because animals are so tasty and therefore we have to justify slaughtering them on such a mass scale. So we want to believe that they don't count. Or they are somehow lesser souls than us. The cat doesn't believe that it's a pet. The cat believes they are the center of the universe. I'm sure the cockroach believes that they are the center of the universe, just as we do. And back to the thing you said: how our bodies inform our view. I think every living creature suffers and experiences joy. And therefore it's convenient for us to say that certain things don't have souls...whatever the soul is."What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So this was the decision to write in the second person. A lot of people ask me: why? There are not many examples of this technique. The reason I opted for that is I was trying to figure out interviewing a ghost. And one of the challenges was: what does a disembodied voice sound like? The narrator's body has been chopped up and chucked in a lake.So, I figured that if anything survives the death of your body, it's perhaps the voice in your head. The voice in my head is in the second person. I don't know about your head or anyone else's head, but in mine, it's the second person. It's almost like someone else telling me: Yeah, you should have worn a better shirt for this interview. You should have read a better chapter. And it's almost like someone is talking to me. And I tried this technique, and I think Maali Almeida also questions. Who is the you that's telling the story? And this is addressed. We've all had experiences where we've done something or said something and we've thought: what was I thinking? Why did I do that? And what made me do that? And so Maali also ponders: Is the voice telling the story, is that me, or is it someone else? Is there a spirit? Because he observes that spirits, because they're so bored - because I have to also figure out what ghosts do all day? Because we know in horror movies, ghosts turn up and be scary. And I don't know if there are resolutions in the book, but there is the idea that maybe are your thoughts your own? Or is someone else whispering them to you?"What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore."So this was the decision to write in the second person. A lot of people ask me: why? There are not many examples of this technique. The reason I opted for that is I was trying to figure out interviewing a ghost. And one of the challenges was: what does a disembodied voice sound like? The narrator's body has been chopped up and chucked in a lake.So, I figured that if anything survives the death of your body, it's perhaps the voice in your head. The voice in my head is in the second person. I don't know about your head or anyone else's head, but in mine, it's the second person. It's almost like someone else telling me: Yeah, you should have worn a better shirt for this interview. You should have read a better chapter. And it's almost like someone is talking to me. And I tried this technique, and I think Maali Almeida also questions. Who is the you that's telling the story? And this is addressed. We've all had experiences where we've done something or said something and we've thought: what was I thinking? Why did I do that? And what made me do that? And so Maali also ponders: Is the voice telling the story, is that me, or is it someone else? Is there a spirit? Because he observes that spirits, because they're so bored - because I have to also figure out what ghosts do all day? Because we know in horror movies, ghosts turn up and be scary. And I don't know if there are resolutions in the book, but there is the idea that maybe are your thoughts your own? Or is someone else whispering them to you?"www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

"So this was the decision to write in the second person. A lot of people ask me: why? There are not many examples of this technique. The reason I opted for that is I was trying to figure out interviewing a ghost. And one of the challenges was: what does a disembodied voice sound like? The narrator's body has been chopped up and chucked in a lake.So, I figured that if anything survives the death of your body, it's perhaps the voice in your head. The voice in my head is in the second person. I don't know about your head or anyone else's head, but in mine, it's the second person. It's almost like someone else telling me: Yeah, you should have worn a better shirt for this interview. You should have read a better chapter. And it's almost like someone is talking to me. And I tried this technique, and I think Maali Almeida also questions. Who is the you that's telling the story? And this is addressed. We've all had experiences where we've done something or said something and we've thought: what was I thinking? Why did I do that? And what made me do that? And so Maali also ponders: Is the voice telling the story, is that me, or is it someone else? Is there a spirit? Because he observes that spirits, because they're so bored - because I have to also figure out what ghosts do all day? Because we know in horror movies, ghosts turn up and be scary. And I don't know if there are resolutions in the book, but there is the idea that maybe are your thoughts your own? Or is someone else whispering them to you?"What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore."I was very inspired to know that humans are not the be-all and end-all. We're just one state. But you could be in this state of consciousness, this kind of godly state, even a demonic state, but also the fact that all living creatures had souls and were affected by karma. And this is something we tend to forget, especially because animals are so tasty and therefore we have to justify slaughtering them on such a mass scale. So we want to believe that they don't count. Or they are somehow lesser souls than us. The cat doesn't believe that it's a pet. The cat believes they are the center of the universe. I'm sure the cockroach believes that they are the center of the universe, just as we do. And back to the thing you said: how our bodies inform our view. I think every living creature suffers and experiences joy. And therefore it's convenient for us to say that certain things don't have souls...whatever the soul is."www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

"I was very inspired to know that humans are not the be-all and end-all. We're just one state. But you could be in this state of consciousness, this kind of godly state, even a demonic state, but also the fact that all living creatures had souls and were affected by karma. And this is something we tend to forget, especially because animals are so tasty and therefore we have to justify slaughtering them on such a mass scale. So we want to believe that they don't count. Or they are somehow lesser souls than us. The cat doesn't believe that it's a pet. The cat believes they are the center of the universe. I'm sure the cockroach believes that they are the center of the universe, just as we do. And back to the thing you said: how our bodies inform our view. I think every living creature suffers and experiences joy. And therefore it's convenient for us to say that certain things don't have souls...whatever the soul is."What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore."I was very inspired to know that humans are not the be-all and end-all. We're just one state. But you could be in this state of consciousness, this kind of godly state, even a demonic state, but also the fact that all living creatures had souls and were affected by karma. And this is something we tend to forget, especially because animals are so tasty and therefore we have to justify slaughtering them on such a mass scale. So we want to believe that they don't count. Or they are somehow lesser souls than us. The cat doesn't believe that it's a pet. The cat believes they are the center of the universe. I'm sure the cockroach believes that they are the center of the universe, just as we do. And back to the thing you said: how our bodies inform our view. I think every living creature suffers and experiences joy. And therefore it's convenient for us to say that certain things don't have souls...whatever the soul is."www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

"I think when the novel went through many revisions and reiterations, a lot of Richard de Zoysa's biography got shared, and Maali Almeida emerged as a character. But that one detail stayed, the fact that he was a closeted gay man. Again, you write by instinct, and also I had to explain why was this privileged Colombo kid, going to these very dangerous places and hanging out with very dodgy characters. So one reason was perhaps ego. He found something he was very good at, and he thought he was bearing witness and doing this great service.I think another reason - and also this idealism that he thought his photographs could change the world - but also I think as a closeted gay man, he could express himself sexually in the war zone. Normal rules didn't apply. And also I think this informed his world. He just believed in being a hedonist and enjoying his sexuality. And the only way he could do that was to go to these dangerous places where no one he knew would be watching.I don't know if I could revise it now and make him heterosexual and have the story work quite as well. So that was the reason. Since then I've been questioned because now that debate is alive and well: the cultural appropriation debate. Are we allowed to write novels from the perspective of characters of different sexualities, genders, and ethnicities?I think we are. I think that's the whole point of being a novelist or being a storyteller is that you are allowed to inhabit other consciousnesses and see the world through other points of view. Of course, you have to do it well. You have to do it with respect. You have to do the empathy. And you have to do it responsibly. I don't think we should be placing boundaries because otherwise, I have to write from a Sinhalese Buddhist, Sri Lankan, middle-aged dude...which is quite boring.I'd like to explore different characters if I'm allowed to write more. So that was really the thinking. It wasn't a political decision. It just felt right for the character, and in the end, it was true to who the character was. And in the end, I think with the plot as well, it gives the novel another dimension."What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore."I think when the novel went through many revisions and reiterations, a lot of Richard de Zoysa's biography got shared, and Maali Almeida emerged as a character. But that one detail stayed, the fact that he was a closeted gay man. Again, you write by instinct, and also I had to explain why was this privileged Colombo kid, going to these very dangerous places and hanging out with very dodgy characters. So one reason was perhaps ego. He found something he was very good at, and he thought he was bearing witness and doing this great service.I think another reason - and also this idealism that he thought his photographs could change the world - but also I think as a closeted gay man, he could express himself sexually in the war zone. Normal rules didn't apply. And also I think this informed his world. He just believed in being a hedonist and enjoying his sexuality. And the only way he could do that was to go to these dangerous places where no one he knew would be watching.I don't know if I could revise it now and make him heterosexual and have the story work quite as well. So that was the reason. Since then I've been questioned because now that debate is alive and well: the cultural appropriation debate. Are we allowed to write novels from the perspective of characters of different sexualities, genders, and ethnicities?I think we are. I think that's the whole point of being a novelist or being a storyteller is that you are allowed to inhabit other consciousnesses and see the world through other points of view. Of course, you have to do it well. You have to do it with respect. You have to do the empathy. And you have to do it responsibly. I don't think we should be placing boundaries because otherwise, I have to write from a Sinhalese Buddhist, Sri Lankan, middle-aged dude...which is quite boring.I'd like to explore different characters if I'm allowed to write more. So that was really the thinking. It wasn't a political decision. It just felt right for the character, and in the end, it was true to who the character was. And in the end, I think with the plot as well, it gives the novel another dimension."www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore."But I always think new ideas are what have led us forward. And new ideas, they come out of the humanities. They come out of understanding the classics, psychology, philosophy, and sociology, and being able to think.I think I'm okay for a couple more books before the robots start writing Booker Prize-winning novels. At the moment I think we're okay because I've tried this technology, and I think it's at the level of a junior copywriter who works hard. The first draft and all of that. But who knows where it's going to go? And we're all reminded this technology is in its infancy. So it's conceivable that these things are going to be writing novels and writing pretty good novels. Perhaps AI can write a formulaic detective thriller? But I don't think it's going to produce a Margaret Atwood or a Salman Rushdie. I think the real challenge is to write stuff that hasn't been written before. And that's what we are all trying to do. So the technology can replicate what's been done before, but the real novels that are going to move us, the stories that are going to move us, are the stuff that hasn't been done before. And that's where I think writers come in. And that's where an understanding of the humanities and being able to come up with new ideas rather than just replicate or rehash new ideas...I think we're still going to need human brains. And there's still room for originality because we think everything's been done, but I think it's just a fraction. There are lots of ideas out there, so I'm hopeful. I'm not too worried. And if this ChatGPT will help me. Instead of spending seven years on a novel, if I can knock out a novel in seven weeks, I'll be happier. The more writing I can do."www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

"The notion that the idea is out there, but you just need to be in a state to receive it, that's a very comforting thought because it takes the onus off of you. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to be this big creator. You just have to read and keep healthy and keep yourself open and the idea will arrive. And the funny thing is, usually it arrives to you and then you're typing."What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore.www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What happens when we die? What happens to our memories and consciousness when our bodies cease to be? In the end, is it the things we did and the people we loved that give our lives meaning?Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author. He is known for his novels dealing with the history, politics, and folklore of his home country of Sri Lanka. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, and the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to novels, he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Born in Colombo, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore."The notion that the idea is out there, but you just need to be in a state to receive it, that's a very comforting thought because it takes the onus off of you. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to be this big creator. You just have to read and keep healthy and keep yourself open and the idea will arrive. And the funny thing is, usually it arrives to you and then you're typing."www.shehanwriter.comhttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324064824www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: David Parry/Booker Prize Foundation

Regarded as one the great Sri Lankan novelists, Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for his epic, searing and darkly funny satire The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Narrated by the ghost of a gay atheist photojournalist, it follows a week in the afterlife in which he reckons with his sexual escapades, a gambling habit, and the state-sponsored death squads he sought to expose. Shehan speaks with Michael Williams about a novel that breaks with conventional modes of storytelling to illuminate the humanity and horrors of wartime Sri Lanka. Supported by ARA. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival.   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel.  Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.  After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestTwitter: @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With effects rippling into the present, the Sri Lankan Civil War, lasting more than 25 years from the early 1980s until 2009, has found an important place in our current cultural canon. Join lawyer and novelist of Song of the Sun God and Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, Shankari Chandran, author of Booker Prize–winning The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka, and Anandavalli as they discuss the island nation's turbulent recent history and its influence in their storytelling. In conversation with prize-winning author Roanna Gonsalves. Supported by UNSW Sydney. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival.   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel.  Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.  After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestTwitter: @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Esta conversa aconteceu na feira do livro, daí a diferença da qualidade do som. (Está disponível no Youtube com legendas em português, é só irem às definições). A autora britânica veio a Portugal e claro que a tinha de conhecer. Falamos em sonhos cumpridos, em aliterações, títulos musicais. Saímos cheios de vontade de ler os clássicos e fui logo devorar o outro livro que recomendou. Além da própria literatura feminina da autora, ideal para férias. Os livros que a escritora escolheu: Orgulho e preconceito, Jane Austen; A mulher do viajante no tempo, Audrey Niffenegger; O Monte dos vendavais, Emily Bronte; Não gosto do meu pescoço, Norah Ephron; Autobiografia da Miriam Margoyles. Os que escreveu e que estão traduzidos: Confissões de uma quarentona na m*rda; Tu és o tal que eu não quero. Outros referidos na conversa: Me and Mr Darcy, Alexandra Potter; What´s new pussycat, Alexandra Potter; Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte; Os policiais do Richard Osman e da S.J Bennet. Recomendei: A tia Júlia e o escrevedor, Mário Vargas Llosa; Auto biografia da Viola Davis: Finding Me; Referi a Dolly Alderton. O que ofereci: The seven moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka.

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 serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. Fusing fury with comedy, mordant wit and disturbing truths, Shehan Karunatilaka's wildly energic tour de force The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida has catapulted its author in the first order of world literature. He joins us to share the stories behind this extraordinary testimony to one of the darkest times in modern history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Shehan Karunatilaka, author of last year's Booker Prize winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Shehan tells me about writing a novel whose protagonist is dead on page one, about putting the chaos of Sri Lanka's long civil war on the page, and about the importance of Shakin' Stevens to a teenager in 1980s Colombo.

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Shehan Karunatilaka, author of last year's Booker Prize winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Shehan tells me about writing a novel whose protagonist is dead on page one, about putting the chaos of Sri Lanka's long civil war on the page, and about the importance of Shakin' Stevens to a teenager in 1980s Colombo.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by a dynamic duo of author and commentator Lesley Riddoch and Big Issue editor Paul McNamee. This week : Today, Our Views on the Scottish News, Murdoch fires Tucker Carlson and The Big Issue Northern edition to close after 30 years. This week's listener question is from David McParland. Recommendations: Stuart: 2022 Booker Prize-winning novel: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan author, Shehan Karunatilaka. A photographer in the afterlife sets out to expose the carnage of Sri Lanka's Civil Wars, in a novel filled with humour and pathos. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida/shehan-karunatilaka/9781908745903 Lesley: Blue Lights: Belfast based drama `Blue Lights' follows new police recruits Grace, Annie, and Tommy, as they learn the ropes in a high-pressure environment. Grace is a former social worker who has decided to switch careers in her forties, Annie has had to leave everything she knows behind, and Tommy finds it challenging to be on the frontline. The team deal with divided communities, criminal gangs, and struggle to know who to trust, all the while wondering if they have made the right choice in joining the PSNI. Blue Lights airs Mondays at 9pm on BBC One, with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65069989 Lesley's bibliography https://www.waterstones.com/author/lesley-riddoch/52415 Lesley podcast https://lesleyriddoch.com/podcast Lesley's book 'THRIVE' as referenced in the podcast is available on pre-order now from  https://lesleyriddoch.com/shop-mobile. Eamonn: New York Times opinion piece by Thomas Friedman: Why Kamala Harris Matters So Much in 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/opinion/kamala-harris-joe-biden-2024-reelection.html Paul McNamee: Ryuichi Sakamoto 12 The cult Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto is back with all new album, “12”, via Milan Records. The 12 compositions were recorded by Ryuichi Sakamoto in Tokyo during his 2-year long fight with cancer throughout 2021-2022. The album, his 15th so far, is the first of new solo material since 2017. The album's twelve tracks are titled and sequenced by the dates each were written, culminating in a diary-like collection of music that provides an intimate snapshot into this period of Sakamoto's life. https://sakamoto.bandcamp.com/album/12 The Big Issue https://www.bigissue.com/

Join us as we discuss  Independence, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni;   The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, by Shehan Karunatilaka;  Maame,  by Jessica George;    No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies, by Julian Aguon, and  Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.   We also discuss library and bookstore visits in the Hudson River ValleyTo learn more about the books or to purchase - click below!https://bookshop.org/shop/youvegottoreadthisVisit us on our Instagram Page - Click below!https://www.instagram.com/youvegottoreadthispodcast/Visit us on our Facebook Page - Click below!https://www.facebook.com/Youve-Got-to-Read-This-100997165428924Please note - we receive a percentage of each purchase you make on our Bookshop page that goes to support the production of our podcast.

We did it. We read Prince Harry's memoir Spare so you don't have to! You're welcome! Join us this month as Kate tells all about Prince Harry's tell-all.Pop culture pairings: Inventing Latinos by Laura E. Gómez (nonfiction book); The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (fiction book); and The Banshees of Inisherin (HBO Max, Hulu)

To follow and support us, click here: https://onthesamepagepage.wordpress.com A ghost story like none other, “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka is the chaotically mordant tale of a war photographer, Maali Almeida, who wakes up at the beginning of the novel to find out he's dead. However, the liminal transit lounge where the dead are processed for a week after death (“seven moons”), a sort of waiting room for the afterlife, offers Almeida a chance to find out who killed him, and a chance to recover a hidden cache of negatives exposing horrific war crimes.  Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka “The Analog Sea Review – An Offline Journal” “A Study in Scarlet” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Additional segments throughout the podcast include: Inner Shelf Fact or fiction What are you reading? On that Quote Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/gF2zVhQT Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gTHtxVh5 Podbean: https://onthesamepagepodcast.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesamepagepod_ Email: seamusandblake@gmail.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/on.the.same.page.podcast/  -------- #bookpodcast #podcast #book #novel #stories #shortstories #apassagenorth #anukaradpragasm #tolstoy #poetry #shortstoryskirmish #litfacts #paris #literature #books #novels #salmonrushdie #spotifypodcasts #applepodcasts #audible #samsungpodcasts #books #novels #audibleau #lit #onthesamepage #whatareyoureading #literaryfacts #podbean #whatareyoureading

Find out what goes on behind writing a Booker prize winning book which discusses politics and death in a humorous light!Shehan Karunatilaka talks with Tara and Michelle about his experience of writing the Booker prize winning book “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”, which at first struggled to find a publisher. How to write a book in second person narrative? Why should you never be afraid of a lousy first draft? What kind of books do the Booker prize judges prefer? Tune in to find out!Books mentioned in this episode:Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative FictionThe Blind AssassinIshiguro NeverlandCloud AtlasMaps of Our Spectacular BodiesChinaman: The Legend of Pradeep MathewThe Birth LotteryBright Lights, Big CityA Case of Exploding MangoesIf you live, eat and breathe books, subscribe to Books and Beyond!Produced by Aishwarya JavalgekarSound edit by Kshitij JadhavJoin The Bound Publishing Course, a comprehensive 3-month certified course to:- Get your dream job with a highly curated recruitment drive!- Learn from the most successful experts.- Understand all aspects of publishing and choose your career track.Apply now: https://www.boundindia.com/the-bound-publishing-course/‘Books and Beyond with Bound' is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D'costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India's finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.

To celebrate the festive season we listen back to conversations with the award-winning authors Ruth Ozeki, Katherine Rundell, Percival Everett and the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, Shehan Karunatilaka.

In this last episode of 2022, host Beatrice Di Caro and Kate Whiting look back at some of their favourite reads of the year, collate top reads from around the World Economic Forum, and share some of the best quotes from authors who have been on the Book Club Podcast. These include Adam Grant, Elif Shafak and Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka.

In this last episode of 2022, host Beatrice Di Caro and Kate Whiting look back at some of their favourite reads of the year, collate top reads from around the World Economic Forum, and share some of the best quotes from authors who have been on the Book Club Podcast. These include Adam Grant, Elif Shafak and Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka.

We catch up with 2022 Booker Prize winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. Kate may have loved it, when she read it for our Booker Prize special episode, but what did the rest of her book club make of it? And we catch up with two recent reads for Laura's book group. The first is My Phantoms, the most recent novel from critics favourite Gwendoline Riley. What's all the fuss about? And did Laura's book club agree it was worth the read? Next we consider Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, a lesser-known work from Hilary Mantel. The real question, it seems, when reading Hilary Mantel is 'why would you ever read anyone else?' Listen in to find out just what it was Laura's group loved so much. We also have a range of recommendations for follow-ons to try, or to read with your book club. Book recommendations Women and Power by Mary Beard Very Cold People by Sarah Manguso The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam Notes The audiobook of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is published by Bolinda Digital (P) Bolinda Publishing 2022, My Phantoms is published by Granta Audio and Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is published by W.F. Howes and all three are available via your preferred audiobook retailer or library app. If you enjoyed this episode catch up with our original take on The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida when we discussed it as part of our Booker Prize special episode. For reviews and recommendations between episodes come and find us over on Instagram @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod, or email us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, we always love to hear from you. If you'd like to support us, please do take a moment to rate and review the show, which helps us reach new listeners. And tell your book-loving friends, who might not have heard of us.

The Booker Prize is one of the most sought-after awards in the literary world. This year's winner, Shehan Karunatilaka, is not only the second ever Sri Lankan author to win it – he has ties to our very own country.   And no, this isn't a case of classic Kiwis grasping on to the tiniest connection...  Shehan grew up in Colombo but came to New Zealand to attend Whanganui Collegiate and then study at Massey University in Palmerston North.   He's gone from a relatively little-known author to a household name in weeks for his book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, but still describes himself as a failed cricketer and failed rockstar.   Shehan Karunatilaka joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why hello Jane! We're back and better(ish) than ever! We've read the 2022 BOOKER PRIZE WINNER this week, Shehan Karunatilaka's The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. And, wow, do we have a lot of thoughts on it. Espesh Saz. We wash* it down with a 7&7 OC style baybay. Delish. Then we chat our usual swivel, and my god aren't you happy to hear it? We cover ear infections, BLACKPINK, Aftersun, Aftersun, Charlotte, work Christmas parties, Serena William - THE YOOZJH. LOVE YOU, YOU NAUGHTY LITTLE ELVES. (Petition for elf bar to do a Christmas range? Sorry, that's genius. They're litchurally already halfway there with the name alone.) We promise to be here next week. In the meantime, pay us a compliment on insta @readingforattention. We're feeling needy.*Sarah took a method approach and, like Ryan Attwood, doesn't have a 7&7. Him because he was under 21, her because she's her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Kirkwood listens back to some winners of the Booker Prize including George Saunders, Richard Flanagan, Eleanor Catton and Marlon James, plus we have the Books of Your Life from this year's winner, Shehan Karunatilaka.

In this episode, Uzair talks to Dr. Erum Haider about her research on Karachi's water crisis. We talk about how people in the city get access to water, how this is a regressive system, and what are the political implications of this crisis. Dr. Erum Haider is an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Environmental Studies at the College of Wooster. Dr. Haider received her PhD from Georgetown University, Department of Government in 2020. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Mahbub ul Haq Research Center in Lahore, Pakistan and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, DC. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 How do citizens get their water? 10:10 Regressive impact of water pricing 16:10 Political impact of the crisis 23:10 Is this leading to a grassroots movement? 32:20 Can Karachi force Sindh government to change? 43:10 How to change these structures? 49:10 Reading recommendations You can read the blogpost about the reserach here - https://www.theigc.org/blog/line-tanker-tube-well-water-and-the-politics-of-hybrid-service-delivery-in-karachi/ Reading recommendations: - Pakistan's Political Parties: Surviving between Dictatorship and Democracy by Mariam Mufti, Sahar Shafqat, and Niloufer Siddiqui - In Search of Lost Glory: Sindhi Nationalism in Pakistan by Asma Faiz - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

For this episode of Books, Baby! Jaime, Ian, Bev & Alo discuss literary awards and the 2022 Booker Prize winner novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida written by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discuses spoilers from the book and themes such as graphic violence, death, suicide, murder and torture. In our next and final episode of season 1, we will be talking about our favourite (and not so favourite) books read this year! We'd love to hear what were your favourite books during 2022! So don't forget to connect with us via email (booksbabypod@gmail.com) and on Instagram! Books, Baby! - @booksbabypod Jaime - @jaime.reads Ian - @bookish_ian Bev - @booksgonewilde Alo - @books.swallows.universe

Shehan Karunatilaka tells Michelle about his 2nd novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.

In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan war photographer, who realises he's in a processing centre for souls in the afterlife and sets out to solve his own murder, which involves leading his friends to a box of incriminating photos under a bed. 

In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan war photographer, who realises he's in a processing centre for souls in the afterlife and sets out to solve his own murder, which involves leading his friends to a box of incriminating photos under a bed. 

Anna and Annie discuss the Booker Prize winner, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. In Keep or Cull, Anna culls Mrs March by Virginia Feito and Annie keeps Seeing Other People by Diana Reid. Our books of the week are Sweet Danger and Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham, one of the queens of classic crime. Both books feature gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. Described as 'addictive as cocaine' (Independent), Agatha Christie said 'Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.'   Coming up: Real Bad Things by Kelly J Ford and The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

On this episode of Books, Baby! Jaime, Ian, Bev & Alo discuss the novel Paradais written by Mexican author Fernanda Melchor and translated to English by Sophie Hughes. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discuses spoilers from the book and themes such as porn, graphic rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, antigay slurs, incest, murder and torture. As promised in the episode, here are our favourite books translated to English: Ian - Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Alonso - Lie with me by Philippe Besson Jaime - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Bev - Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante In our next episode we will be discussing the 2022 Booker Prize winner novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode and your thoughts on Paradais! So don't forget to connect with us on Instagram! Books, Baby! - @booksbabypod Jaime - @jaime.reads Ian - @bookish_ian Bev - @booksgonewilde Alo - @books.swallows.universe

There is an old saying, “Dead men tell no tales”.But how wonderful and useful it would be if we could follow a conversation into the afterlife? And what more wonderful than if you wrote about it and then won the Booker Prize for your efforts? Is this the stuff from which dreams are made?Clearly true if you consider my guest today, Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the The Booker Prize 2022.In Shehan's novel, The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida, the main protagonist is dead but the character is alive. The novel—set in a terrible patch of Sri Lankan history between 1983 and 1990—is the story of a photojournalist who dies. In the afterlife, he finds himself in the "In-between"—a state between "Down There" which is life on earth and "The Light"—and where that is, is revealed at the end of the book.The protagonist is confronted by—of all things—a bureaucracy in the afterlife and he is told he has a week, or seven moons, to find out how he died if he wanted to make it to The Light.The novel touches the reader in many ways. Not the least to wonder what happens if we were indeed to find bureaucracy in the afterlife. Even the disappointment that visits us upon such a proposition is not rational. Yet…Shehan uses the second person as a literary device. Literary fiction written in the second-person is rare. This style is unusual because the narrator tells the story to the reader using the personal pronoun "you." The perspective suggests that the reader is the protagonist.Shehan Karunatilaka's prose is compelling…gripping, even. The turns of phrase and word come together like play dough in what seems to be an absently crafted sculpture.Intelligent prose is never without its humour and Shehan's prose has a river of funny as its undercurrent.He defines a queue in Sri Lanka as “…an amorphous curve with multiple entry points.” (Clearly, a south Asian malaise.)"The afterlife is a tax office and everyone wants a rebate.""You drift among the broken people with blood on their breath."All this and you are still on Page 10.But humour is peppered through the entire narrative and some of it is recognisable to typical snarky South Indian humour. This on page 135: ”...frilly shirt tailored by a blind man”.In the context though, the humour is a noir humour that characterises places in the world that are in strife—such as Ireland, parts of the Middle East and Shehan's home country, Sri Lanka.I really cannot wait to ask him about all this.At the time of this recording, Shehan has just won the Booker Prize, a little over a week ago. I know that the entire world's media waits to talk to him and so, I am particularly happy that he chose to spend this time with me.ABOUT SHEHAN KARUNATILAKAShehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan writer whose first book, Chinaman, won the Commonwealth Book Prize, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Gratiaen Prize, and was shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is his second book, it won the Booker Prize 2022.Buy The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida: https://amzn.to/3gUhnDwWHAT'S THAT WORD?!Co-host Pranati "Pea" Madhav joins Ramjee Chandran in "What's That Word?!",  where they discuss the interesting origins of the phrase, "DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES" WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW?Reach us by mail: theliterarycity@explocity.com or simply, tlc@explocity.com.Or here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theliterarycityOr here:  https://www.instagram.com/explocityblr/

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida penned by Srilankan author, Shehan Karunatilaka, made him bag the Booker Prize, 2022. The delightful announcement was made on October 17, 2022, in a ceremony held in London. Thus, making him the second Sri Lankan-born author to take this prestigious award home. His novel as described in the ceremony, as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war." The author was awarded this award, as our neighbouring healed from soaring prices of commodities that lead to a civil uprising. Tune into this fresh episodes of The Wire Talks to listen to our host Sidharth Bhatia's conversation with Shehan Karunatilaka here. Follow Sidharth Bhatia on Twitter and Instagram @bombaywallah andhttps://instagram.com/bombaywallahYou can listen to this show on The Wire's website, the IVM Podcasts website, app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The winner of this year's Booker Prize for Literature was Sri Lankan writer, Shehan Karunatilaka - John McLachlan celebrates his mother, the poet Leland Bardwell - New albums by Aoife Neasa Frances, The Mary Wallopers, and Babyface.

November is almost here and with it comes SO. MANY. GOOD. BOOKS. Joe, Emma, and Jill are back for another roundup of all the books they can't wait to read in November (RIP to our TBRs). Books mentioned in this episode: Emma's Picks:   The Prisoner by B.A. Paris   Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn   Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese   Cursed by Marissa Meyer   Have I Told You This Already? By Lauren Graham   Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman  The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines   Saint by Adrienne Young   The Queen by Andrew Morton   Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell   Jill's Picks:   Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade  The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka   Small Game by Blair Braverman  A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass  Five Survive by Holly Jackson  The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick  Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry  A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor  The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill  We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds  Joe's Picks:   The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle  Wicked Little Things by Justin Arnold  Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger  Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson  Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom  The Cloisters by Katy Hays  What's for Dessert by Claire Saffitz  Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami   She's Gone by David Bell  The Sorcerer of Pyongyang by Marcel Theroux  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In dieser Folge mit Meike und Robin: „Blutbuch“ von Kim de l'Horizon, „The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida“ von Shehan Karunatilaka und „Ein Gegenkanon“ von Anton Thuswaldner. Der Glaskugel- und Preislistenpodcast blickt zurück auf die diesjährige Buchpreis- und Booker-Saison: Was haben die Listen der jeweiligen Jurys getaugt, und was sagt das Preisgeschehen über den Zustand von Literatur und Literaturkritik? Sind Shehan Karunatilaka für "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" und Kim de l'Horizon für "Blutbuch" zu Recht ausgezeichnet worden? Wir haben Meinungen!

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an dara lá is fiche de mhí Dheireadh Fómhair. Is mise Liam Ó Brádaigh Ta aird idirnáisiúnta tarraingthe ag scannal caimiléireachta i saol an Rince Éireannaigh. Is é an Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha an eagraíocht rince Ghaelaigh is sine agus is mó le rá, ach d'éirigh beirt bhall sinsearach den Choimisiún as an eagraíocht ar an Déardaoin tar éis cruinniú a bheith ar siúl chun líomhaintí faoi chealgaireacht ag comórtais a phlé. Tháinig roinnt múinteoirí ar aghaidh le rá go raibh rún oscailte ann maidir le rigeáil na dtorthaí sna feiseanna. Dúirt urlabhraí ó Chumann Múinteoirí Mheiriceá Thuaidh gur bhain an chonspóid an bonn de mhuinín sa Rince Gaelach. Tá aoir osnádúrtha faoin mbeatha tar éis an bháis tar éis an Duais Booker 2022 a bhuachan. Insíonn ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' le Shehan Karunatilaka, scéal grianghrafadóra a dhúisíonn marbh lá amháin agus a dhéanann iarracht cumarsáid a dhéanamh ón taobh eile den uaigh faoi Chogadh Cathartha Shrí Lanca. Mhol an Príomhbhreitheamh, Neil MacGregor, scóip agus scála an úrscéil, agus é ag rá go raibh an cinneadh d'aon toil. Bhí an scríbhneoir Éireannach, Clare Keegan, ar an ngearrliosta don duais dá húrscéal ‘Small Things Like These'. Seachtain dhrámatúil eile a bhí ann i saol pholaitíocht na Breataine. Tráthnóna Déardaoin, d'fhógair Liz Truss go raibh sí le héirí as a ról mar Phríomh-Aire agus Ceannaire an Pháirtí Choimeádaigh tar éis sraith eachtraí náireacha. Níor chaith Truss ach daichead a ceathair lá sa phost; theip uirthí formhór a cuid polasaithe a chur i bhfeidhm agus b'éigean di a mionbhuiséad a thréigean tar éis shuaitheadh an mhargaidh agus brú óna páirtí féin. Tá tús curtha cheana féin le tuairimíocht faoina comharba ach caithfidh an té a roghnófar 100 vóta a fháil ar dtús chun dul isteach sa rás ceannaireachta. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS scannal caimiléireachta - cheating scandal líomhaintí faoi chealgaireacht - allegations of deception rigeáil na dtorthaí - rigging of results aoir osnádúrtha - supernatural satire d'aon toil - unanimous sraith eachtraí náireacha - a series of embarrassing incidents comharba - successor

The dead do tell tales: sometimes they are the only ones who can speak to the living about the costs of civil war, terror and corruption. Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Man Booker Prize on Monday for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In it the ghost of a dead war photographer tells the tale of a mission to solve his own murder. The judges unanimously gave the novel one of the most prestigious awards in literature, describing it as "an entirely serious philosophical romp that takes the reader to 'the world's dark heart'." Karunatilaka himself escaped some of the worst of Sri Lanka's civil war, spending time in New Zealand at Whanganui Collegiate and Massey University. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida will be available widely here in December.

Just 44 days into the job, Liz Truss announced today that she is stepping down as the UK's leader. Her resignation follows weeks of chaos in the UK markets. A new prime minister is expected to be elected into office within a week. And, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that 30% of Ukraine's power stations have been hit by Russian airstrikes. Ukraine is now restricting its electricity supplies as the country prepares for a long winter. Also, the US Inflation Reduction Act is raising alarms in the European Union. German and French officials warned on Wednesday that US policies offering subsidies to benefit the American electric vehicle industry would lead the two economic powerhouses into direct competition. Plus, the acclaimed novel, “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” by Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, has clinched the 2022 Booker Prize.

This week, Toby Lichtig interviews the new Booker laureate, Shehan Karunatilaka, and discovers why he killed off his protagonist; and we explore the latest developments in a Chaucerian controversy.‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' by Shehan KarunatilakaMary C Flannery on ChaucerProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shehan Karunatilaka, author of "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida," is winner of the 2022 Booker Prize. Karunatilaka talked with The World's host Marco Werman about the ways in which Sri Lanka's grim history of civil war — along with a bit of "gallows humor" — shaped the ideas in his award-winning novel.

The UN secretary-general sparked controversy on Monday when he called for an international “armed action” in Haiti to reopen a port closed by armed gangs. The US and Canada sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti's national police this past weekend, but some Haitians are skeptical. And many Central Americans who fled their homes last week during Hurricane Julia are returning and assessing the damage. Severe storms and flooding like this can lead to an increase in migration to the United States. Also, in northeastern Turkey last Friday, 41 people died in a coal mine explosion. Victims' families and union organizers are calling for greater safety measures, but criticizing the state-run mine can be risky. Plus, Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins the Booker Prize.

Den srilankanske forfatter, Shehan Karunatilaka, modtog i går en af verdens største litteraturpriser for sin roman "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" og folk fra hele kloden fulgte med i prisoverrækkelsen. Men hvorfor er Bookerprisen alligevel ikke på niveau med Nobelprisen i litteratur? Det undersøger vi i dagens udsendelse. Værter: Karen Secher og Maja Nyvang Christensen.

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Robert Kirkwood interviews Shehan Karunatilaka about his Booker winning book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida ... and off screen had a grey beard off!

We talk to four of the six Booker shortlisted authors (with the other two coming soon) Percival Everett with The Trees, in which a violent history refuses to be buried. NoViolet Bulawayo with her re-telling of Animal Farm, Glory. Shehan Karunatilaka with his murder mystery The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida And Claire Keegan with Small Things Like These, which is aptly titled as it's the shortest book ever to be on the shortlist.

Emily is a new film starring Emma Mackey (of Sex Education fame) as the author of Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë. Emily is as wild as the windswept moorland she lives in; her relationships with her sisters, Anne and Charlotte, her dissolute brother, Branwell, and her lover, the curate Weightman, are as raw as the relentless rain, and as tender as the flashes of sunshine. But writer and Director Frances O'Connor's debut film is very much an imagined life. So, what will reviewers Samantha Ellis, author of a biography of Emily's sister, Anne, and the archaeologist Mike Pitts make of it? Samantha and Mike will also review Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt. The new exhibition at the British Museum brings together more than 240 objects, some shown for the first time, and some very famous -the Rosetta Stone, Queen Nedjmet's Book of the Dead - to tell the story of the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Exhibitions about ancient Egypt tend to focus on the dead – mummies, Tutankhamun – this one is about how the Egyptians lived, wrote, and spoke. Lord Vaizey, former Conservative Culture Minister from 2010- 2016 has been appointed Chair of the Parthenon Project advisory panel. He joins Front Row to discuss the campaign to return the “Elgin Marbles” to Greece. Concluding Front Row's interviews with all of this year's Booker Prize shortlisted novelists is Shehan Karunatilaka. He discusses his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almedia, a dark satire set against the backdrop of a civil war-ravaged Sri Lanka. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Kirsty McQuire Main Image: Temple lintel of King Amenenhat III, Hawara, Egypt, 12th Dynasty, 1855 - 08 BC. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

The Drunk Guys have a hangover for seven moons after they discuss The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. They don't have Blue Moon, but they do have: Hereafter by Threes, Escape by Torch and Crown, Bamboo Torture by Nightmare Brewing, and Grammatical Fiction by Root + Branch.

David McAllister hosts a quick-fire roundup of some of the most interesting books of the month with the writers who reviewed them in Prospect. Sarah Collins discusses Elizabeth's Strout's pandemic novel, Lucy by the Sea while Lucy Thynne tells us about Shehan Karunatilaka's latest book, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Peter Forbes reviews Prospect science writer Philip Ball's The Book of Minds, while David reviews Murray Pittock's new history Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Cronenberg's new film Crimes of the Future is a science fiction body parts horror movie starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux. In a time when pain no longer exists a couple are using organ removal surgery as performance art. Leila Latif reviews and gives a run down on the films being shown at this year's Venice Film Festival, including The Whale and Banshees of Inisherin. Tom Chaplin came to fame as the lead singer of Keane. With the release of his third solo album Midpoint, he talks to Tom Sutcliffe and performs two songs - Gravitational, and Overshoot - live in the studio. We hear from one of the thirteen writers on the Booker Prize longlist, Sri Lankan Shehan Karunatilaka, who's waiting to hear if he'll also be on the shortlist announced tomorrow. His 2010 debut novel, Chinaman, was garlanded with awards, including the Commonwealth Prize. Will his second book, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, also be a winner? Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Nicki Paxman

The award-winning Sri Lankan writer talks to Georgina Godwin about his highly anticipated new book, ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'. Long-listed for the 2022 Booker prize, the satirical novel follows his critically acclaimed debut, ‘Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew', which established Karunatilaka as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The award-winning Sri Lankan writer talks to Georgina Godwin about his highly anticipated new book, ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'. Long-listed for the 2022 Booker prize, the satirical novel follows his critically acclaimed debut, ‘Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew', which established Karunatilaka as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors.

The Commonwealth is an association of 54 countries from across the world. It's home to a third of the world's population including from Australia, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya to the UK, Canada and many island nations in between. The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world's oldest international writing competition for schools. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall talks to Tina Daheley about the competition. She also shares her passion for books and how her father instilled in her a love of reading. The Duchess is also joined by two competition winners, Ethan Charles Mufuma from Uganda, Hiya Chowdhury from India. We hear from Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma, author of The Fishermen and An Orchestra of Minorities. He's in conversation with the Jamaican writer of Here comes the Sun, and Patsy, Nicole Dennis-Benn. Both novelists explore the peoples and culture of their respective countries in their work and encourage the next generation of writers. Shehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan writer best known for his cricketing novel Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, which won the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize and was recently chosen by the BBC as one of its Big Jubilee Reads, celebrating 70 books from across the Commonwealth. He told us about the work of art that has inspired him - the 1985 track 'Russians' by UK popstar Sting, about the Cold War threat of nuclear attack, a song that continues to carry a very human message. Producer: Andrea Kidd

Shehan Karunatilaka was an advertising copywriter who gave up his job to watch cricket and hang out with drunks so that he could write his first novel. Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew tells the story of an alcoholic journalist's quest to track down the greatest thing he's ever seen: a Sri Lankan cricketer of the 1980s who's disappeared off the map and appears to have been expunged from historical record. On Sportspages this week, Karunatilika talks about how the story came about over a ten year period, the Sri Lankan civil war, the best that never was, and what it was like to write a novel that Wisden adjudged the second-best cricket book of all time.

Historian Orlando Figes discusses his book Just Send Me Word, the story of a young Muscovite exiled to a Soviet Arctic gulag and his relationship, through over one thousand five hundred letters, with his wife to be. Authors Anthony Quinn and Shehan Karunatilaka discuss how the game of cricket has inspired their latest books and Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands is a new exhibition at the British Library, where they have one hundred and fifty original items exploring how writers view Britain.