Wednesday 11 November 2015

Watch Marlon James Read from 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'

Marlon James, after Wining The 2015 Man Booker Prize



I found a reading of The 2015 Man Booker Prize Winner 'A brief History of Seven Killings' by Jamaican novelist, Marlon James on YouTube. The video, with more than 7000 views was uploaded by Politics and Prose a year ago. I particularly enjoyed the question and answer section of the reading.




Seven killings? That’s only the beginning in this fast-paced, multi-voiced fictional account of social and political turbulence in Jamaica from roughly the 1970s to the 1990s. James, award-winning author of The Book of Night Women, tells a frenetic swirl of a story, one jam-packed with gangs, ghosts, journalists, government agents, and the CIA, all centering on the 1976 attempted killing of Bob Marley. (Riverhead) Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics & Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. 

Politics & Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/ 

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