A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James | Hay Festival Book Club JUNE 2024

A Brief History of Seven Killings exploded onto the literary scene in 2014, winning the 2015 Man Booker Prize. Ten years after its publication, Marlon James presents a new edition exploring the ongoing cultural and historical fascination with Bob Marley.
In Jamaica, 1976, seven gunmen storm Marley’s house, machine guns blazing. The superstar survives but the gunmen are never caught. James’s novel reimagines an event that has become a modern myth, as he chronicles the lives of slum kids, one-night stands, drug lords, girlfriends, gunmen, journalists and even the CIA.
James spoke to novelist and literary director Adam Biles of Shakespeare and Company at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024. Enjoy!