John Crow's Devil, Paperback
Descriere
The incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James ""A powerful first novel . . . 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. First novelist James moves effortlessly between lyrical patois and trenchant observations . . . It's 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. 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. Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970. His second novel, ""The Book of Night Women,"" a ""New York Times"" Editors Choice, was released in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. Currently a professor of literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, he divides his time between Jamaica, New York City, and the Twin Cities.""
Despre autor
Marlon James este un scriitor jamaican. Este autorul a șase romane: John Crow's Devil (2005), The Book of Night Women (2009), A Brief History of Seven Killings (2014), care i-a adus Premiul Man Booker în 2015, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019), Moon Witch, Spider King (2022) și The Disappearers (2026). A scris, de asemenea, serialul de televiziune limitat Get Millie Black.
