Marlon James

Spend an unforgettable evening with bestselling author and Booker Prize winner Marlon James, to mark the 10th anniversary of the extraordinary modern classic, A Brief History of Seven Killings. Jamaica, 1976. Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley’s house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives. The gunmen are never caught. Marlon will be joined by the legendary author of Girl, Woman, and Other, Bernadine Evaristo, as they revisit the host of unforgettable characters who populate the story, from slum kids and drug lords to journalists and even the CIA. Whether you have been a fan from the beginning, or are discovering this sweeping epic for the first time, this event is the perfect opportunity to step into the vibrant and mythic world that solidified Marlon as one of the most prominent Caribbean writers of our time.