A Brief History of Seven Killings
Jamaican novelist, born 1970. Won the Booker Prize in 2015.
A Brief History of Seven Killings is a 2014 novel by Marlon James. It won the Booker Prize in 2015.
On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Marlon James
- First published
- 2014
- Length
- 720 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize winner, 2015
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Political, Crime, Postmodern
Is A Brief History of Seven Killings worth reading?
2 of the 14 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2015) | Winner | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 42 | See the list |
Best edition of A Brief History of Seven Killings
The edition we link to is the Oneworld Publications paperback (2024), 720 pages.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications (paperback, 2024)
- Pages
- 720
- ISBN
- 9780861545582
How critics, prizes and readers rate A Brief History of Seven Killings
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 50% of the points available on prize lists, against 22% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like A Brief History of Seven Killings
If you liked A Brief History of Seven Killings, try The Disappearers, The Remains of the Day or Underworld.
