2015 Man Booker Prize - Marlon James wins for A Brief History of Seven Killings

 

Jamaican author Marlon James has won the Man Booker Prize for his novel inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s

Michael Wood, chair of the judges, described A Brief History of Seven Killings as the "most exciting" book on the shortlist.

The 680-page epic was "full of surprises" as well as being "very violent" and "full of swearing".
James was announced as the winner of the £50,000 prize in London on Tuesday Oct 132,2015

He is the first Jamaican author to win the Man Booker Prize. Receiving the award, he said a huge part of the novel had been inspired by reggae music.

This year's shortlisted authors: (from left) Sunjeev Sahota, Chigozie Obioma, Hanya Yanagihara, Anne Tyler, Tom McCarthy and Marlon James

 

This year's Man Booker shortlist featured two authors from the UK, two from the US and one each from Jamaica and Nigeria.

• Marlon James (Jamaica), A Brief History of Seven Killings
• Tom McCarthy (UK), Satin Island
• Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria), The Fishermen
• Sunjeev Sahota (UK), The Year of the Runaways
• Anne Tyler (US), A Spool of Blue Thread
• Hanya Yanagihara (US), A Little Life