Name: john crow´s devil
SKU: 3140841
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Author: Marlon James
ISBN: 9781936070107

Type

Physical Book

Author

Marlon James

Publisher

Akashic Books

Language

English

Pages

232

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6x15x2 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

9781936070107

ISBN13

9781936070107

Synopsis "john crow´s devil"

The incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon JamesFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' PrizeA 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. --New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceA Brief History of Seven Killings might have won the Booker, and Black Leopard, Red Wolf might be the next Game of Thrones, but if you're looking for an entry point into the much-lauded, highly raucous mind of Marlon James, his 2005 debut could actually be the place to start: it's just as powerful and intricately written as James's later works, but it's quite a bit shorter, and easier to carry around with you everywhere you go, something you will surely want to do.--Literary Hub, 10 Debut Novels Nobody Reads Anymore--But ShouldElements coalesce in a Jamaican stew spicier than jerk chicken. First novelist James moves effortlessly between lyrical patois and trenchant observations...It's 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended.--Library Journal, Starred reviewSet in James's native Jamaica, this dynamic, vernacular debut sings of the fierce battle between two flawed preachers...an exciting read.--Publishers WeeklyA mesmerizing treatise on the nature of good and evil, faith and madness, guilt and forgiveness, eloquently captured in a microcosm of society.--BooklistJohn Crow's Devil engages the political legacy of Frantz Fanon without sacrificing the power of fiction...There's a temptation to compare John Crow's Devil to novels by Toni Morrison or Earl Lovelace, among others, and there are certainly similarities to those works in this one. There is even an echo of Faulkner in the meticulous, multi-vocal rendering of conflicts entrenched in village life. But more important than any comparison is that James' debut is very much its own book, and stands as tall on its own as it would with any other volume beside it.--Small Spiral NotebookThis 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 reveals his unique narrative command that will firmly establish his place as one of today's freshest, most talented young writers.In the village of Gibbeah--where certain women fly and certain men protect secrets with their lives--magic coexists with religion, and good and evil are never as they seem. In this town, a battle is fought between two men of God. The story begins when a drunkard named Hector Bligh (the Rum Preacher) is dragged from his pulpit by a man calling himself Apostle York. Handsome and brash, York demands a fire-and-brimstone church, but sets in motion a phenomenal and deadly struggle for the soul of Gibbeah itself. John Crow's Devil is a novel about religious mania, redemption, sexual obsession, and the eternal struggle inside all of us between the righteous and the wicked.

Marlon James

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Marlon James es un escritor jamaiquino, nacido en Kingston en 1970, reconocido como una de las voces más potentes y originales de la literatura contemporánea en lengua inglesa. Estudió Lengua y Literatura Inglesa en la Universidad de las Indias Occidentales y posteriormente obtuvo una maestría en Escritura Creativa en la Universidad Wilkes, en Estados Unidos. Antes de dedicarse por completo a la escritura, trabajó durante varios años como profesor.

Alcanzó reconocimiento internacional con la novela A Brief History of Seven Killings (Breve historia de siete asesinatos), obra con la que ganó el Man Booker Prize en 2015. Esta novela, ambiciosa y polifónica, recrea la violencia política y social de Jamaica en los años setenta, mezclando historia, ficción, múltiples voces narrativas y un lenguaje crudo y experimental. Otras obras destacadas de su narrativa son John Crow’s Devil, The Book of Night Women y la trilogía fantástica Dark Star, que reinterpreta mitologías africanas desde una perspectiva moderna.

La escritura de Marlon James se caracteriza por su intensidad, complejidad estructural y exploración de temas como el poder, la violencia, la identidad, la sexualidad y la herencia colonial. Actualmente reside en Estados Unidos, donde también ejerce como profesor universitario y continúa desarrollando una obra literaria influyente y provocadora.

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