A Brief History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James
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- Peter TintiInterview
I am only partially through A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James, and I suspect I’ll consider it one of the best novels I have ever read once I finish. Even if it weren’t flawlessly executed (which it is), the sheer ambition and creativity alone would make it a must-read.
- Paul Anthony SmithInterview
- The Best of the Booker Prize for 2026Article
Marlon James won the Booker Prize back in 2015 for A Brief History of Seven Killings, and he returns to similar territory here—Kingston, Jamaica, in the late 1980s—for a story that is every bit as ambitious. The Disappearers centers on the murder of a gay actor rehearsing for a play, and the devastating ripple effects…
- The Booker Prize 2022Article
Marlon James, who won the prize in 2015 for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” a fictionalized retelling of the attempted assassination of reggae singer Bob Marley.
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