The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Summary
Shehan Karunatilaka

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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Overview

In Shehan Karunatilaka's novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, protagonist and second person narrator Maali Almeida wakes up in the Afterlife after he is mysteriously murdered. Unable to remember who killed him and why, Maali is forced to spend seven days, or moons, in the In Between realm searching for answers. Throughout this purgatorial phase, Maali tries to control the world of the living, and learns a series of lessons along the way. Set in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the 1980s, the novel explores themes including memory, freedom, and purpose. 

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