{"product_id":"john-crows-devil","title":"John Crow's Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eCommonwealth Writers' Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Editors' Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e might have won the Booker, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e might be the next \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 Debut Novels Nobody Reads Anymore--But Should\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElements 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.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in James's native Jamaica, this dynamic, vernacular debut sings of the fierce battle between two flawed preachers...an exciting read.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mesmerizing treatise on the nature of good and evil, faith and madness, guilt and forgiveness, eloquently captured in a microcosm of society.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Crow's Devil\u003c\/i\u003e engages the political legacy of Frantz Fanon without sacrificing the power of fiction...There's a temptation to compare \u003ci\u003eJohn Crow's Devil\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Small Spiral Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 fir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33013848703076,"sku":"9781936070107","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/john-crows-devil","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}