A brief history of seven killings : a novel / Marlon James.
"From the writer of The Book of Night Women comes a novel framed as a fictional oral history that explores the events and characters surrounding the attempted assassination of Bob Marley during the political turmoil on Jamaica in the late 1970s"--Provided by publisher.
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. A Brief History of Seven Killings delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica's history and beyond--Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594633942
- ISBN: 1594633940
- ISBN: 9781594486005
- ISBN: 159448600X
- ISBN: 9780606378222
- ISBN: 0606378227
- Physical Description: xii, 688 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Riverhead
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2015.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Original rockers : December 2, 1976 -- Ambush in the night : December 3, 1976 -- Shadow dancin' : February 15, 1979 -- White lines / Kids in America : August 14, 1985 -- Sound boy killing : March 22, 1991. |
| Awards Note: | Man Booker Prize, 2015. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 25 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Public Library | F Jam (Text) | 33631001568891 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
