The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Q114732705)
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2022 novel by Shehan Karunatilaka
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida |
2022 novel by Shehan Karunatilaka |
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (English)
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The seven moons of Maali Almeida (English)
4 August 2022
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (English)
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Maali’s life bears a more than coincidental similarity to that of the Sri Lankan journalist Richard de Zoysa, who was abducted and killed in Colombo in 1990. (English)
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This non-reply comes via the afterworld-weary but patient Helper, Dr. Ranee Sridharan, one of the In Between’s reigning bureaucrats. Dr. Ranee is based on Rajani Thiranagama, a doctor and professor of anatomy at the University of Jaffna’s medical school. (English)
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FIFTH MOON / Fuji Kodak shop / 'Man, I loved your Ninja film.' / 'Which one? Enter the Ninja or Ninja 3: The Domination?' (English)
訳者あとがき p.297 / p.302 / 実在の人物から [...] また、イスラエル人の武器商人二人組、ヤエル・メナヘムとゴーラン・ヨラムが映画監督メナヘム・ゴーランから名前を借りているのは、監督作『燃えよＮＩＮＪＡ』シリーズのタイトルが本文中に登場することからも明らかだ。 (Japanese)
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SECOND MOON / Chat with Dead Bodyguard (1959) / 'My last job was protecting Solomon Dias.' / 'Who?' / 'SWRD.' (English)
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The Seven [...] While Karunatilaka’s story is set in 1990, he dances over the timeline of the country’s history lightly and with elegance, invoking everything from Sri Lanka’s year of independence (1948, when upper-crust Tamil and Sinhalese politicians shamefully joined hands to disenfranchise Tamil workers from the upcountry tea plantations) to the future, via a mention of a young parliamentarian named Rajapaksa. (English)
Mahakali (Kali, Hinduism deity)
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This non-reply [...] They are accompanied by the ghosts of car crash victims, those who died by suicide, and others, as well as a terrifying demon, the Mahakali, whose body pulses with those who have given her their souls and given up The Light in pursuit of vengeance. (English)
gallows humor
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Shehan Karunatilaka ‘There’s a Sri Lankan gallows humour… we’ve been through a lot of catastrophes’ Fiction The Guardian (English)
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THIRD MOON / Red Bandanna / 'How long? How long will they sing this song?' sang Jonny out of key. (English)
第三の月 (承前) / 赤いバンダナ / p.9 / p.10 / 「いつまで？ (ハウ・ロング) [...] (U2 の曲「Sunday Bloody Sunday」の替え歌) (Japanese)
THIRD MOON / Say My Name / 'The negatives are with the King and Queen, little girl. It's now or never. Go find the records. You know where.' (English)
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Wikipedia(4 entries)
- dewiki Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida
- enwiki The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
- eswiki Las siete lunas de Maali Almeida
- ruwiki Семь лун Маали Алмейды