Brief History Of Seven Killings

James, Marlon

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Set against the backdrop of 1970s reggae culture, disco, sex and excess comes this remarkable re-imagining of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley

 

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Publish Date: 04/06/2015
ISBN: 9781780746357 Category: Tags: ,

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*WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015*

A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)

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 Black Leopard, Red Wolf and 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, drug lords, journalists, prostitutes, gunmen 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.

Additional information

Weight 484 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 30 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xii, 688

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K