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A Brief History of Seven Killings

February 2, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: In 1976, gunmen attempted to assassinate Bob Marley on the eve of the great Smile Jamaica Concert. The novel begins the day before the assassination attempt and then leaps forward over nearly 20 ensuing years between Jamaica, Miami, and New York City – painting a rich portrait of crime, drugs, violence, journalism, CIA spooks, and music. The Review: A Brief History is one of those stories that isn’t about anything so much as it is about the world we’ve […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: A Brief History of Seven Killings, Bob Marley, CIA, Cocaine, Crack, Drug Dealers, Drugs, Fiction, Gang Warfare, Gangs, History, Jamaica, Journalism, Kingston, Literature, Marlon James, Miami, Music, New York City, Politics, Rasta, Rastafarian, Reggae, The New Yorker, The Tournament of Books 2015

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