![]() The book was described by the judges as "a story of quiet bravery, set in an Irish community in denial of its central secret. Ms Keegan's novel Small Things Like These is set in Wexford in 1985 and deals with themes including the family and the Magdelene Laundries. Shehan Karunatilaka was presented with the trophy by Britain's Queen Consort Camilla It follows Maali Almeida, a war photographer, gambler and closeted homosexual as he tries to find out who killed him in seven moons. ![]() The book, published by the independent press Sort of Books, is a darkly comic murder mystery set in Colombo in 1990 during the Sri Lankan Civil War. ![]() The winning novel by Shehan Karunatilaka was described by the judges as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war". Irish author Claire Keegan has missed out on the Booker Prize for fiction after it was awarded to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka this evening.Ĭlaire Keegan's novel Small Things Like These was one of six on the shortlist. ![]()
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