A Brief History of Seven Killings

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015. JAMAICA, 1976. Seven gunmen storm Bob Marleys house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. andThe Book of Night Women. comes a dazzling display of masterful storytelling exploring this near-mythic event. Spanning three decades and crossing continents, A Brief History of Seven Killings. chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters slum kids, drug lords, journalists, prostitutes, gunmen and even the CIA. Gripping and inventive, ambitious and mesmerising, A Brief History of Seven Killings. is one of the most remarkable and extraordinary novels of the twenty-first century.