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John Crow's Devil
John Crow's Devil
Author: Marlon James
"A powerful first novel. . . . Writing with assurance and control, James uses his small-town drama to suggest the larger anguish of a postcolonial society struggling for its own identity."?The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice "It's 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended."?Library Jour...  more », starred review This stunning debut novel tells the story of a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957 with language as taut as classic works by Cormac McCarthy and a richness reminiscent of early Toni Morrison. Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970. His second novel, The Book of Night Women, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, was released in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. Currently a professor of literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, he divides his time between Jamaica, New York City, and the Twin Cities.
ISBN-13: 9781936070107
ISBN-10: 1936070103
Publication Date: 8/1/2010
Pages: 232
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Publisher: Akashic Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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