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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa offic...

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. Hi...

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Discover the blazing debut novel from the Booker Prize winning author. 'A crazy ambidextrous delight' Michael Ondaatje Where is Pradeep S. Mathew - spin bowler extraordinaire and 'the greatest cricketer to walk the earth'? Retired sportswriter W. ...

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 A magical realism whodunnit set amid Sri Lanka's civil war Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body i...

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Set in 2008, before the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, and just after the birth of social media and the smartphone, Khans is a satirical ensemble comedy about advertising, commerce and the lengths we go for meaningless pursuits. The story is cen...

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It's a simple car bomb, and it's rigged to a busload of schoolgirls. No one knows it is there except for me. The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises is a collection of disquieting moments. Unpleasant truths await a Sri Lankan president in the back o...

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It's a simple car bomb, and it's rigged to a busload of schoolgirls. No one knows it is there except for me. The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises is a collection of disquieting moments. Unpleasant truths await a Sri Lankan president in the back o...

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Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida-war photographer, gambler, and closet queen-has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where s...

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Discover the blazing debut novel from the Booker Prize winning author.'A crazy ambidextrous delight' Michael OndaatjeWhere is Pradeep S. Mathew - spin bowler extraordinaire and 'the greatest cricketer to walk the earth'?Retired sportswriter W. G. ...

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Winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize* Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature ** A Publishers Weekly "e;First Fiction"e; Pick for Spring 2012 *"e;A crazy ambidextrous delight. A drunk and totally unreliable narrator...

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A prizewinner in Sri Lanka and a sensation in India and Britain, this is a nimble and original debut about an aging sportswriter that blends cricket and the history of modern Sri Lanka into a vivid and comedic swirl.

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