Life might have continued in this manner for quite some time if it hadn't been for the Spanish flu - imported into the country on the Danish steamship Botnia. But there was another reason why Mani was a misfit: Mani was gay and frequently made a living as a sex worker. He dreamed about the films, changing them to suit his tastes, working his own life into the plots. There were shortages, such as coal, but there was the new fashion and it was for the movies that Mani lived, seeing every production he could, sometimes several times. The Great War was raging, or possibly grinding on, but life in the capital carried on much as usual. He lived in Reykjavik and in 1918 the night sky (and the day for that matter) was lit by the eruptions of the Katla volcano. Sixteen-year-old Mani Stein - Moonstone in translation - existed on the fringes of society. Summary: A stunning literary novella that will take your breath away.
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