<p>In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan war photographer, who realises he's in a processing centre for souls in the afterlife and sets out to solve his own murder, which involves leading his friends to a box of incriminating photos under a bed. </p>

In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan war photographer, who realises he's in a processing centre for souls in the afterlife and sets out to solve his own murder, which involves leading his friends to a box of incriminating photos under a bed.

Shehan Karunatilaka: Booker Prize Winner 2022

The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world's greatest storytellers. 

For the last three years, the Forum's Book Club has engaged with some of the world's greatest writers, allowing a community of over 200,000 readers to put their questions and share their views.

The podcast features in-depth interviews with some of our favourite authors looking at their most recent work, their motivations, inspirations and so much more. 

Great fiction, economics, psychology, philosophy - the world's best storytellers will be telling us their stories.

At the Forum, we have access to some of the biggest and best minds from around our world and we want to share that with you in as many ways as we can.

Host: Beatrice Di Caro.

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The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world's greatest storytellers. For the last three years, the Forum's Book Club has engaged with some of the world's greatest writers, allowing a community of over 200,000 readers to put their questions and share their views. The podcast features in-depth interviews with some of our favourite authors looking at their most recent work, their motivations, inspirations and so much more. Great fiction, economics, psychology, philosophy - the world's best storytellers will be telling us their stories. At the Forum, we have access to some of the biggest and best minds from around our world and we want to share that with you in as many ways as we can. Host: Beatrice Di Caro. https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldeconomicforumbookclub https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/

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