{"product_id":"the-disappearers","title":"The Disappearers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 BOOKER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Among Marlon James’s most ambitious and history-making works… James is a singular literary talent.” –Booker Prize judge's citation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Marlon James, author of the Booker Prize–winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e: the electrifying story of the murder of a gay man in 1980s Jamaica and its far-reaching consequences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play. Though strangers to one another, they share an inescapable truth: All of them are gay. And they live in a world that refuses to accept them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night the men are savagely beaten and one of them is killed. As their bodies heal, the survivors begin to face the hatred and contempt that the violence laid bare. Some try to ignore what happened. Others double down on retribution. Some disappear completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this spellbinding novel, Marlon James has written a propulsive crime story that is also a deeply human account of connection and acceptance. Full of fascinating characters, biting humor, and unapologetic sex, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a thrilling page-turner and a finely etched portrait of queer life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marlon James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45500899918000,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/81jn3-_VSbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785826242","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/the-disappearers","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}