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A brief history of seven killings

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 THE MUST-READ MODERN CLASSIC ABOUT THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF BOB MARLEY'Epic in every sense of the word' New York TimesJamaica, 1976.

Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives. The gunmen are never caught. Marlon James' dazzling novel reimagines an event that has become a modern myth.

Spanning three decades, A Brief History of Seven Killings chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters: slum kids, one-night stands, drug lords, girlfriends, gunmen, journalists and even the CIA. Gripping and inventive, ambitious and mesmerising, this is a stunning new edition of one of the most acclaimed novels of the twenty-first century. 'Showcases the extraordinary capabilities of a writer whose importance can scarcely be questioned' Independent 

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Oneworld Publications
1780746350 / 9781780746357
Paperback / softback
813.6
04/06/2015
United Kingdom
English
Fiction of Black and Asian Interest
xii, 688 pages
20 cm
Reprint. Originally published: 2014.