{"product_id":"the-disappearers-a-novel-by-marlon-james","title":"The Disappearers: A Novel by Marlon James (Hardcover) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Literary - World Literature - Caribbean \u0026amp; West Indies - LGBTQ+ - Gay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 9\/1\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Marlon James, author of the Booker Prize–winning A Brief History of Seven Killings: a propulsive novel about the murder of a gay man in 1980s Jamaica and its tragic consequences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play. The men are strangers to one another and each has a different reason for being involved. But they all share one inescapable truth: All of them are gay―a “battyman” in Jamaican argot―and all of them must contend with the dangers that such a truth lays bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne night a mob savagely attacks them, killing one of the men. For the survivors, their recovery is as much emotional as it is physical. As their bodies heal, each man grapples with the violence, the hatred, and the rage that the attack made plain. Some try to ignore what the attack has unearthed, while others double down on retribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Disappearers, Marlon James has written a riveting and deeply human story of men forced to make compromises to survive what the society they live in demands. It is both a dramatic page-turner and an unflinching exploration of queer life in Jamaica during the 1980s and 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlon James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of the Booker Prize-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe National Book Award finalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoon Witch, Spider King; The Book of Night Women;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Crow's Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In addition to the Booker Prize, his novels have won the American Book Award, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Born in Jamaica, James lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50067338690753,"sku":"9780593717202","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9780593717202.jpg?v=1774107030","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/the-disappearers-a-novel-by-marlon-james","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}