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A Brief History of Seven Killings

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Jamaican turmoil through a kaleidoscope of voices.

If you have an appetite for complex narratives that are as raw as they are rich, "A Brief History of Seven Killings" will resonate with you. Marlon James's ability to weave a multifaceted story using a chorus of distinct voices allows you to experience the cacophony of 1970s Jamaica and its reverberations through the decades. This book is more than an investigation into a historical incident; it's a deep dive into the soul of a nation and its people—flawed, fierce, and unforgettable.

  • Booker Prize (2015)
  • American Book Award (2015)
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction (2015)
  • PEN Open Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2015)
  • OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for Fiction (2015)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2014)
  • Green Carnation Prize (2015)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2015)
  • Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story (2015)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Regular price ₱638.55
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₱574.70 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781594633942
Authors: Marlon James
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2015-09-08
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Literature, Mystery, Crime
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 34573 readers)

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From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a masterfully written novel that explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters—assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts—A Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the ‘70s, to the crack wars in ‘80s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the ‘90s. Brilliantly inventive and stunningly ambitious, this novel is a revealing modern epic that will secure Marlon James’ place among the great literary talents of his generation.
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Jamaican turmoil through a kaleidoscope of voices.

If you have an appetite for complex narratives that are as raw as they are rich, "A Brief History of Seven Killings" will resonate with you. Marlon James's ability to weave a multifaceted story using a chorus of distinct voices allows you to experience the cacophony of 1970s Jamaica and its reverberations through the decades. This book is more than an investigation into a historical incident; it's a deep dive into the soul of a nation and its people—flawed, fierce, and unforgettable.

  • Booker Prize (2015)
  • American Book Award (2015)
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction (2015)
  • PEN Open Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2015)
  • OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for Fiction (2015)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2014)
  • Green Carnation Prize (2015)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2015)
  • Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story (2015)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.