Marlon James's novel brings alive the turbulence of gangland
Jamaica in the 1970s and 1980s. It describes a fictional assassination attempt
on Bob Marley's life and is told from multiple viewpoints including; journalists,
ghosts, killers, drug
dealers, beauty queens, FBI and CIA agents. The book is a must read for
fans of Tarantino, intense action or the music of Kingston.
James is the first Jamaican novelist to win the Man Booker prize.
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