Marlon James' "Brief History of Seven Killings" long-listed for Man Booker Prize

Marlon James' "A Brief History of Seven Killings," his epic novel of Jamaica, has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. This is the second year that American writers have been eligible for the prestigious award, which originally was restricted to writers in the British Commonwealth.

James lives in the Twin Cities and teaches at Macalester College in St. Paul.

Of 156 nominees, a longlist of 13 titles was chosen. The books (with links to Star Tribune reviews, when available) are:

Bill Clegg (US) - Did You Ever Have a Family

Anne Enright (Ireland) - The Green Road

Marlon James (Jamaica) - A Brief History of Seven Killings

Laila Lalami (US) - The Moor's Account

Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) - The Fishermen

Andrew O'Hagan (UK) - The Illuminations

Marilynne Robinson (US) - Lila

Anuradha Roy (India) - Sleeping on Jupiter

Sunjeev Sahota (UK) - The Year of the Runaways

Anne Tyler (US) - A Spool of Blue Thread

Hanya Yanagihara (US) - A Little Life