A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS PB

*WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015* A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent) JAMAICA, 1976 Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley s house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf and The 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.