A Brief History of Seven Killings
 Cover of the 2014 hardcover edition | |
| Author | Marlon James |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Meredith Pahoulis |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
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.[1] It was published by Riverhead Books.[2] 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.[3]
Recognition
- 2014 - National Book Critics Circle Award finalist[4]
- 2015 - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction[5]
References
- ↑ Miller, Kei (10 December 2014). "A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James review – bloody conflicts in 70s Jamaica". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Lazar, Zachary (23 October 2014). "Sunday Book Review: ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings,’ by Marlon James". New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Seven Killings". Good Reads. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2014". bookcritics.org.
- ↑ The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. "Winners by Year"