シェハン・カルナティラカ（Shehan Karunatilaka、1975–） スリランカの小説家。広告業界でコピーライターとして働く傍ら執筆活動を始め、デビュー作『Chinaman』でコモンウェルス図書賞などを受賞した。2022年には『マーリ・アルメイダの七つの月』（原題 "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida"）でブッカー賞を受賞した。代表作『マーリ・アルメイダの七つの月』は、内戦下のスリランカを舞台に、殺害された戦場カメラマンの視点を通して、暴力の記憶や歴史の真実、人間の尊厳を描いている。
Shehan Karunatilaka (born 1975) is a Sri Lankan novelist. After beginning his writing career while working as an advertising copywriter, he gained international recognition when his debut novel, "Chinaman," won the Commonwealth Book Prize and several other literary awards. In 2022, he received the Booker Prize for "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida." His best-known novel, "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida," follows a murdered war photographer in civil-war-era Sri Lanka, exploring the legacy of violence, the search for historical truth, and the resilience of human dignity through a blend of satire, mystery, and the supernatural.
