Nicholas Lezard

A ghoulish afterlife: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, by Shehan Karunatilaka, reviewed

The muttering ghosts of Sri Lanka’s civil war victims jostle each other for space in this dystopian novel that takes many moons to finish

Tamil Tiger commandos during Sri Lanka’s civil war, some only 12 years old. [Alamy] 
issue 10 September 2022
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  • The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

    Shehan Karunatilaka

    Sort of Books, pp. 368, £16

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