The incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James "A powerful first novel .
Paul, Minnesota, he divides his time between Jamaica, New York City, and the Twin Cities.".
Currently a professor of literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St.
His second novel, "The Book of Night Women," a "New York Times" Editors Choice, was released in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim.
Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970.
Highly recommended."--"Library Journal (starred review)" This stunning debut novel tells the story of a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957 with language as taut as classic works by Cormac Mc Carthy and a richness reminiscent of early Toni Morrison.
It\'s 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. . .
First novelist James moves effortlessly between lyrical patois and trenchant observations .
Writing with assurance and control, James uses his small-town drama to suggest the larger anguish of a postcolonial society struggling for its own identity." --"New York Times Book Review (Editors\' Choice)" "Elements coalesce in a Jamaican stew spicier than jerk chicken. . .
The incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James "A powerful first novel
