The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
Described by the "New York Times" as both beautifully written and devastating', this is a startling, hard-edged dissection of slavery - a tour de force of voice and storytelling. At the heart of the novel is the extraordinary character Lilith, a spirited slave girl struggling to transcend the violence into which she is born, her story narrated in one of the boldest literary voices to grace the page. Overflowing with high drama and heartbreak, at its centre is the conspiracy of the Night Women, a clandestine council of fierce slave women plotting an island-wide revolt. Rebellions simmer, incidents of sadism and madness run rampant, and the tangled web of power relationships dramatically unravels amid dangerous secrets, unspoken jealousies, inhuman violence, and very human emotion.
Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1970. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a degree in literature. He currently teaches a creative writing course in Minnesota and is working on his next novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851687282 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851687289 |
| Title | The Book of Night Women |
| Author | Marlon James |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2010-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Prizes | Winner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize: Fiction 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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