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Σρι Λάνκα, 1990. Η χώρα σπαράσσεται από εμφύλιο πόλεμο. Ο Μάαλι Αλμέιντα, πολεμικός φωτογράφος και τζογαδόρος, ξυπνάει και συνειδητοποιεί ότι είναι νεκρός. Η ψυχή του έχει μεταφερθεί στον προθάλαμο του άλλου κόσμου κι εμείς ακούμε τη φωνή του. Του μένουν μόλις επτά νύχτες για να βρει ποιος τον σκότωσε, ενώ η κυβέρνηση αλλά και οι αντάρτες αναζητούν ένα κουτί με φωτογραφίες, αποδείξεις μάλλον για το έγκλημα. "Μεταφυσικό θρίλερ, που καταλύει τα όρια όχι μόνο μεταξύ διαφορετικών λογοτεχνικών ειδών, αλλά και τα όρια ζωής και θανάτου, σώματος κ...
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