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Borrow the seven moons of maali almeida5/27/2023 ![]() I must admit that I haven't read any of the shortlisted books yet but I'm tempted by one or two. 'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan. ![]() This is a metaphysical thriller, an afterlife noir that dissolves the boundaries not just of different genres, but of life and death, body and spirit, east and west." The other shortlisted titles What the judges particularly admired and enjoyed in 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' was the ambition of its scope and the hilarious audacity of its narrative techniques. "Any one of the 6 shortlisted books would have been a worthy winner. This is what the chair of judges said on announcing the winner: 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' by Shehan Karunatilaka was announced as this year's winner on 17 October 2022. Alain Mabanckou - novelist, poet and professor. ![]()
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