The Disappearers
Jamaican novelist, born 1970. Won the Booker Prize in 2015.
Also on our lists: The Book of Night Women, A Brief History of Seven Killings and Black Leopard, Red Wolf
The Disappearers is a 2026 novel by Marlon James. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2026.
In LGBTQ+
On 1 of the 8 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Marlon James
- First published
- 2026
- Length
- 640 pages (UK hardback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2026
- Genre
- Literary fiction, LGBTQ+, Historical setting, Political
Is The Disappearers worth reading?
1 of the 8 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026, which The End of Everything won.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2026) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Disappearers
The edition we link to is the Hamish Hamilton hardback (2026), 640 pages.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton (hardback, 2026)
- Pages
- 640
- ISBN
- 9780241714409
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Disappearers
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% 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
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