
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       Â
Anne Enright (Ireland) - The Green RoadÂ
Marlon James (Jamaica) - A Brief History of Seven KillingsÂ
Laila Lalami (US) - The Moor's AccountÂ
Tom McCarthy (UK) -Â Satin IslandÂ
Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) - The FishermenÂ
Andrew O’Hagan (UK) - The IlluminationsÂ
Marilynne Robinson (US) - Lila      Â
Anuradha Roy (India) - Sleeping on JupiterÂ
Sunjeev Sahota (UK) - The Year of the RunawaysÂ
Anna Smaill (New Zealand) -Â The ChimesÂ
Anne Tyler (US) - A Spool of Blue ThreadÂ
Hanya Yanagihara (US) -Â A Little LifeÂ
The short list will be announced Sept. 15 and the winner on Oct. 13. The prize is 50,000 British pounds.
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