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A Brief History of Seven Killings

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Author(s): Marlon James

Location(s): Jamaica

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1975

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Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2015

JAMAICA, 1976

Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley’s house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught.

From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a dazzling display of masterful storytelling exploring this near-mythic event. Spanning three decades and crossing continents, A Brief History of Seven Killings chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters – slum kids, one-night stands, drug lords, girlfriends, gunmen, journalists, and even the CIA. Gripping and inventive, ambitious and mesmerising, A Brief History of Seven Killings is one of the most remarkable and extraordinary novels of the twenty-first century.

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I saw this review: ‘James has triumphed in capturing the tension, the politics, the heat, chaos, beauty and music of Jamaica.’ Financial Times and it sums up my thoughts on the book.

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