Description
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a Booker Prize-winning novel set in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the 1990s civil war. The story follows Maali Almeida, a war photographer and gambler who wakes up dead in a bureaucratic afterlife. Given seven moons (nights) to uncover the mystery of his death, Maali seeks to guide his loved ones to a hidden cache of photographs that could expose the brutalities of the war. The novel blends dark humor, political satire, and elements of the supernatural to explore themes of love, loss, and the quest for truth.
