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Title:
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS
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By: |
Marlon James |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£7.29 |
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ISBN 10: |
1780746350 |
ISBN 13: |
9781780746357 |
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Publisher: |
ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS |
Pub. date: |
4 June, 2015 |
Pages: |
688 |
Description: |
Set against the backdrop of 1970s reggae culture, disco, sex and excess comes this remarkable re-imagining of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley |
Synopsis: |
*WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015*JAMAICA, 1976Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught.From the acclaimed author of 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. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Oneworld Publications |
Prizes: |
Winner of Anisfield-Wolf Fiction Prize 2015 (United States)
Winner of Minnesota Book Award for Fiction 2015 (United States)
Winner of OCM Bocas Fiction Prize for Caribbean Literature 2015 (Jamaica)
Winner of Man Booker Prize 2015
Winner of Green Carnation Prize 2015 |
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