Marlon James
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Oneworld Publications
2015 was remarkable in the range of writing styles and in the varied cultural heritage of the six shortlisted writers; two of them came from the UK, two from the US, one from Jamaica and one from Nigeria. Marlon James was named the winner with A Brief History of Seven Killings, a 686 page epic inspired by the real-life attempted murder of Bob Marley. Marlon is the first-ever Jamaican winner: his win also represented a triumph for independent publisher, Oneworld Publications.
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Shortlisted authors
Tom McCarthy
Chigozie Obioma
Sunjeev Sahota |
Anne Tyler
Hanya Yanagihara
Judges |
