The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka[note: first edition, front page signed by the author] An epic, searing satire by Sri Lanka's coolest author. 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. At a time where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers and hired goons, the list of suspects is

and our diet in modern times

foreign and domestic policy

Disciplined

Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules

"Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain

Deckled edges

their struggles

and a mysterious figure rules over all

an expedition nucleus as formed

"The only thing that mattered was the future

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