2022 Booker Prize

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka's second novel, has received the Booker Prize 2022.

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The Seven Moons of Saturn Maali Almeida's narrative is about a war photojournalist who wakes up dead in what appears to be a celestial immigration office.
He has 'seven moons' to uncover the mystery of his death and to assist in the discovery of a stash of images that would rock war-torn Sri Lanka.

The Booker Prize

The Booker Prize is the world's most prestigious literary prize for a single piece of fiction.
It was founded in the United Kingdom in 1969 to honour Commonwealth writers, but it now covers the globe and is open to anybody, regardless of origin.
The Booker Prize winner for 2022, receive £50,000.
The 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction was won by South African novelist Damon Galgut for ‘The Promise’ .

Source: The Hindu

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