A Brief History of Seven Killings
Novel by Marlon James
A Brief History of Seven Killings is the third novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. It was published by Riverhead Books.
| Author | Marlon James (novelist) |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gregg Kulick |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
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Publication date
| October 2, 2014 (hardcover), (electronic book) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 704 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-1594486005 |
A Brief History of Seven Killings is the third novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. It was published by Riverhead Books. The novel spans several decades and explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in Jamaica in the late 1970s and its aftermath through the crack wars in New York City in the 1980s and a changed Jamaica in the 1990s
HBO has optioned the novel and is planning a television series, with no début date yet announced
The book was awarded the 2015 Man Booker Prize. This marked the first time that a Jamaican-born author has won the prize. According to the BBC: "[Man Booker judge Michael] Wood said the judges came to a unanimous decision in less than two hours. He praised the book's 'many voices'—it contains more than 75 characters—which 'went from Jamaican slang to Biblical heights'".
HBO has optioned the novel and is planning a television series, with no début date yet announced
The book was awarded the 2015 Man Booker Prize. This marked the first time that a Jamaican-born author has won the prize. According to the BBC: "[Man Booker judge Michael] Wood said the judges came to a unanimous decision in less than two hours. He praised the book's 'many voices'—it contains more than 75 characters—which 'went from Jamaican slang to Biblical heights'".
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