Author: Marlon James
publisher name: One World Publications
ISBN: 9781780746357
Set in Jamaica in 1976, the novel explores the aftermath of an incident where seven gunmen stormed Bob Marley's house. While Marley survives, the gunmen remain at large. Spanning three decades and traversing continents, the story delves into the lives of a diverse cast of characters, including slum kids, drug lords, journalists, prostitutes, gunmen, and even the CIA. "A Brief History of Seven Killings" is hailed as a gripping, inventive, ambitious, and mesmerizing novel, considered one of the most remarkable works of the twenty-first century.