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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Thu 11 May 2023

Shehan Karunitalaka + Heather Zwicker

The Edge Auditorium, slq

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#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

The monastic world of letters meets the pagan energy of rock’n’roll in the most recent Booker Prize–winning novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. This extraordinary book (with its unusual publication history) is a literary parable, a violent fusion of the sacred and profane, and a revolutionary moment for Sri Lankan fiction. Join Shehan Karunatilaka as he discusses his kaleidoscopic novel, both a history lesson and a masterclass in fiction.

Supported by the Taylor Family

#Artists

Shehan Karunitalaka

Shehan Karunatilaka is the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. He is also the author of the award-winning Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, which was selected for the UK's 2022 Big Jubilee Read selection. Born in Sri Lanka, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. He lives in Colombo with his family, his guitars and his unfinished stories.

Heather Zwicker

Heather Zwicker moved to Meanjin/Brisbane in 2018 and intends never to return to a world full of winter and devoid of kookaburras: Canada, where she spent most of her life, as well as periods in Tanzania, California and Hawaii. She is Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Queensland.