A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Novel
Marlon James
This gripping novel delves into the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s - just days before his iconic Smile Jamaica Concert. With machine guns blazing, gunmen stormed his home, nearly killing the reggae star, his wife, and manager in the process. Spanning decades and continents, this fictional exploration sheds light on the dangerous and unstable time and its aftermath - from Kingston in the '70s to New York's crack wars in the '80s to a radically altered Jamaica in the '90s. With a diverse cast of characters, including assassins and ghosts, A Brief History of Seven Killings is a revealing modern epic that secures Marlon James' place among the literary greats of his generation.
Publish Date
2014-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
2014-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.89
ISBN
9781594633942
Categories
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Q: Whose writing today most inspires you?
A.B. Marlon James’s “A Brief History of Seven Killings” was incredible. – source2017-12-15T15:05:43.000Z
Just finished A Brief History Of Seven Killings by @MarlonJames5. What a fantastic, intense, engrossing read. Savoring the “just completed an awesome book” sense of accomplishment, but already a bit lonely that I’m not yet lost in another story. What to read next... – source