![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And there’s a lot for him to take in: There are the Tamil Tiger separatists, government death squads, Marxist insurrectionists, Indian Peace Keeping Forces (which aren’t so peaceful), Chinese and Israeli arms dealers - the list goes on. “How ugly this beautiful land is,” he thinks. And though his body has sunk to the bottom of Beira Lake in the capital of Colombo, his spirit hovers over the war-torn island, looking down on the crimes, massacres and sinister machinations haunting the country. It was a fitting story for a book that offers a roller-coaster ride through Sri Lankan history: Maali Almeida, the garrulous narrator, has a unique perspective on the conflicts ravaging his nation in the late 1980s. ![]() The author is only now beginning to catch his breath after a journey that began by watching his native Sri Lanka explode from afar and culminated in winning the Booker Prize for his novel “ The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.” The year 2022 is one Shehan Karunatilaka won’t soon forget. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. ![]()
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