5/31/2023 0 Comments Black leopard red wolf tracker![]() ![]() ![]() In the wake of his win and its concomitant international recognition, James turned to the archives, delving into 5,000 years of African history and mythology on an extensive research expedition. In 2015, he won the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” which was hailed by critics as destined “to be seen as a classic of our times.” He is wry, clever and never afraid to poke fun at the literary establishment. It’s a story with nearly hallucinatory qualities, told as if around a campfire in a dense, dark forest - or perhaps, more accurately, traversed in one long fever dream.īut “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” is set apart by more than its characteristically Jamesian (Marlon, not Henry) dark, noir aesthetic and four-page-long character list.įor readers unfamiliar with Marlon James, his 2019 PEN Out Loud conversation with Salman Rushdie is a great introduction. Even in the fantasy genre, where anything can happen, Marlon James has taken things even further. “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” is a book that breaks the rules. ![]()
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