A brief history of seven killings
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New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
ISBN
9781594486005, 159448600X, 9781594633942, 1594633940
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 688 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781594486005, 159448600X, 9781594633942, 1594633940

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General Note
"A novel"--,Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters -- assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts -- A Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 70s, to the crack wars in 80s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 90s.
Awards
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2015

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

James, M. (2014). A brief history of seven killings . Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James, Marlon, 1970-. 2014. A Brief History of Seven Killings. Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA).

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James, Marlon, 1970-. A Brief History of Seven Killings Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

James, Marlon. A Brief History of Seven Killings Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.

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