A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings is the third novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. It was published in 2014 by Riverhead Books. The novel spans several decades and explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1976 and its aftermath, through the crack wars in New York City in the 1980s and a changed Jamaica in the 1990s.
Cover of the 2014 hardcover edition | |
| Author | Marlon James |
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| Cover artist | Gregg Kulick |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication date | 2 October 2014 (hardcover, e-book) |
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| Pages | 688 |
| Awards | 2015 Booker Prize |
| ISBN | 978-1780746357 |
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