Shehan Karunatilaka
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Shehan Karunatilaka is the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. He is also the author of the award-winning Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, which was selected for the UK's 2022 Big Jubilee Read selection. Born in Sri Lanka, he studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. He lives in Colombo with his family, his guitars and his unfinished stories.
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Wednesday 24 May, 8:00 PM
Shehan Karunatilaka: The Seven Moons of Maali AlmeidaCarriageworks, Bay 17, Eveleigh
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Thursday 25 May, 8:00 PM
Storytelling Gala: Letters to the FutureSydney Town Hall, Sydney
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Thinking Globally

Friday 26 May, 7:30 PM
Sri Lankan StoriesCarriageworks, Bay 20, The ARA Stage, Eveleigh
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