Marlon James
Born
in Kingston, Jamaica
November 24, 1970
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Interview with Maud Newton
Many of your reviews have emphasized the brutality and deprivation of the characters’ lives, and rightly so, but what is even more extraordinary about The Book of Night Women, to me at least, is the tormented romance that drives the last third of the story. Two characters fall into a twisted and passionate affair that sometimes seems like love, but never really can be. The relationship is at least
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“Killing don’t need no reason. This is ghetto. Reason is for rich people. We have madness.”
― A Brief History of Seven Killings
― A Brief History of Seven Killings
“I think that’s what Toni Morrison and Alice Walker understand, the secret language of women. That it’s not a secret at all; men just don’t know how to listen.”
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Literary Fiction ...: "The Book of Night Women" National Book Critics Circle Finalist | 1 | 33 | Jan 24, 2010 04:54AM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: Discussion: The Book of Night Women | 88 | 219 | Jan 24, 2010 05:55PM | |
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Chicks On Lit:
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15 | 169 | Aug 11, 2010 10:01PM | |
| Around the World: Kristen's list | 11 | 185 | Oct 30, 2011 02:33AM | |
| Chicks On Lit: Elizabeth's Reviews | 225 | 294 | Jan 23, 2012 04:51PM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Summer Challenge 2012: Reading Plans | 39 | 328 | Aug 15, 2012 06:20PM | |
| Black Coffee: July Book Discussion: The Book Of Night Women | 17 | 48 | Jul 25, 2013 03:24PM |
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