{"product_id":"9781936070107","title":"John Crow's Devil","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful first novel . . . Writing with assurance and control, James uses his small-town drama to suggest the larger anguish of a postcolonial society struggling for its own identity.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Editors' Choice)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elements coalesce in a Jamaican stew spicier than jerk chicken. First novelist James moves effortlessly between lyrical patois and trenchant observations . . . It's 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (*starred* review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stunning debut novel tells the story of a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957 with language as taut as classic works by Cormac McCarthy and a richness reminiscent of early Toni Morrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlon James\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Night Women\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice, was released in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. Currently a professor of literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, he divides his time between Jamaica, New York City, and the Twin Cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040367722736,"sku":"9781936070107","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936070107_p0.jpg?v=1763660428","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}