A brief history of seven killings
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781594486005 (hbk.), 159448600X (hbk.), 9781594633942 (pbk)
Physical Desc
xiv, 688 pages ; 25 cm
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Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Fiction Area
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Language
English
ISBN
9781594486005 (hbk.), 159448600X (hbk.), 9781594633942 (pbk)
Notes
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. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of charactersassassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghostsA Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath.
Awards
Man Booker Prize, 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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