A Brief History of Seven Killings
BIOGRAPHY
This ambitious novel requires an ambitious reader. Starting with the assassination attempt on Bob Marley in 1976, James chronicles decades of upheaval in Jamaica’s turbulent history through the eyes of myriad narrators: a Rolling Stone reporter, the ghost of a politician, and an assortment of gangsters, drug lords, and CIA agents. The sheer number of characters (there’s a handy list at the beginning), the Caribbean slang, and the gonzo view of violence and corruption are dizzying but nothing short of awe-inspiring.
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