the seven moons of maali almeida reviews

Unique writing: The book doesn’t have any chapters.World design: The afterlife that the author created is different from any other afterlife you have ever heard of and the creation of the world is very fun.Will Maali be able to do it on time? or he will be pushed to darkness? Will the photos actually end the war? or It will ignite it even more? Read the book to know more about it. In these seven moons, Maali had to go through all the rules of the afterlife “tax office” and also had to contact his loved ones to publish the photos he had clicked. He came to know that in the afterlife he just has only 7 nights or seven moons to reach the light (the thing in the afterlife). But before he could even publish one of his photos he died (reason unknown).Īt the start of the novel, he wakes up dead, and the afterlife he experiences looks like a tax office. He carries a Nikon camera from which he had taken many photos that he thinks can bring the government down and end the war. Maali Almeida the main protagonist of this book, was a war photographer and a closet gay. The seven moons of Maali Almeida story dated back to the 1980s, the time of the Srilankan civil war and the dept of turmoil and chaos in that time Srilanka can be felt while reading this book. Creatures with power acting in their own interest: that is what should make us shudder Shehan Karunatilaka

His Twitter handle: Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida Book ReviewĮvil is not what we should fear. This 2nd novel seven moons of Maali Almeida won the booker prize in 2022. He became famous for his first book Chinaman, Which won many awards including the commonwealth book prize. He was born in Galle Sri Lanka and now lives in London. In addition to his books, he has also written songs, movies, and travel stories. Shehan Karunatilaka is considered one of the greatest authors of Sri Lanka.

The seven moons of maali almeida reviews