{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-seven-killings-booker-prize-winner-9781594633942","title":"A Brief History of Seven Killings (Booker Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Books of the Decade \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"thrilling, ambitious . . . intense\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) novel that explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s, from the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e, Marlon James combines brilliant storytelling with his unrivaled skills of characterization and meticulous eye for detail to forge an enthralling novel of dazzling ambition and scope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions in Kingston, seven gunmen stormed the singer's house, machine guns blazing. The attack wounded Marley, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Little was officially released about the gunmen, but much has been whispered, gossiped and sung about in the streets of West Kingston. Rumors abound regarding the assassins' fates, and there are suspicions that the attack was politically motivated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica's history and beyond. James deftly chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters - gunmen, drug dealers, one-night stands, CIA agents, even ghosts - over the course of thirty years as they roam the streets of 1970s Kingston, dominate the crack houses of 1980s New York, and ultimately reemerge into the radically altered Jamaica of the 1990s. Along the way, they learn that evil does indeed cast long shadows, that justice and retribution are inextricably linked, and that no one can truly escape his fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGripping and inventive, shocking and irresistible, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing modern classic of power, mystery, and insight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594633942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2015 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/19\/2015 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlon James\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Jamaica in 1970. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings, \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2015 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for fiction, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction, and the Minnesota Book Award. It was also a New York Times Notable Book\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eJames is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Night Women\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Minnesota Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction and an NAACP Image Award. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eJohn Crow's Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for first fiction and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice. James lives in Minneapolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697613729907,"sku":"9781594633942","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e2e0890f-d0d2-4478-a8f5-47d973fe394a.jpg?v=1775243170","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-brief-history-of-seven-killings-booker-prize-winner-9781594633942","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}