{"product_id":"9780698170506","title":"A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA recipient of the 2015 American Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Top 10 Books of 2014 – Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopsugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eL Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Night Women\u003c\/i\u003e comes a “musical, electric, fantastically profane” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) epic that explores the tumultuous world of Jamaica over the past three decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e, Marlon James combines brilliant storytelling with his unrivaled skills of characterization and meticulous eye for detail to forge an enthralling novel of dazzling ambition and scope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions in Kingston, seven gunmen stormed the singer’s house, machine guns blazing. The attack wounded Marley, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Little was officially released about the gunmen, but much has been whispered, gossiped and sung about in the streets of West Kingston. Rumors abound regarding the assassins’ fates, and there are suspicions  that the attack was politically motivated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica’s history and beyond. James deftly chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters – gunmen, drug dealers, one-night stands, CIA agents,  even ghosts – over the course of thirty years as they roam the streets of 1970s Kingston, dominate the crack houses of 1980s New York, and ultimately reemerge into the radically altered Jamaica of the 1990s. Along the way, they learn that evil does indeed cast long shadows, that justice and retribution are inextricably linked, and that no one can truly escape his fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gripping and inventive, shocking and irresistible, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing modern classic of power, mystery, and insight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111808286960,"sku":"9780698170506","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698170506_p0.jpg?v=1763620221","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698170506","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}