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The 2022 Booker Prize

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The 2022 Booker Prize

The 2022 Booker Prize has been awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka for his second novel, THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA. The book tells the story of a war photographer who has woken up dead in what seems to be a celestial visa office. He has "seven moons" to try and solve the mystery of his death and to help unveil a cache of photos that will rock war-torn Sri Lanka. It is worth noting that Karunatilka is the second Sri Lankan author to win the Booker Prize, following Michael Ondaatje, who won in 1992 for THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Click here to read more about Karunatilaka and his searing satire.

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2022 Winner
 

  • THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA by Shehan Karunatilaka
     


2022 Shortlist
 

  • GLORY by NoViolet Bulawayo
  • THE TREES by Percival Everett
  • TREACLE WALKER by Alan Garner
  • THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA by Shehan Karunatilaka
  • SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE by Claire Keegan
  • OH WILLIAM! by Elizabeth Strout
     


2022 Longlist
 

  • GLORY by NoViolet Bulawayo
  • TRUST by Hernan Diaz
  • THE TREES by Percival Everett
  • BOOTH by Karen Joy Fowler
  • TREACLE WALKER by Alan Garner
  • THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA by Shehan Karunatilaka
  • SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE by Claire Keegan
  • CASE STUDY by Graeme Macrae Burnet
  • THE COLONY by Audrey Magee
  • MAPS OF OUR SPECTACULAR BODIES by Maddie Mortimer
  • NIGHTCRAWLING by Leila Mottley
  • AFTER SAPPHO by Selby Wynn Schwartz
  • OH WILLIAM! by Elizabeth Strout