· The Book of Night Women by Marlon James. By the Man Booker-winning author Marlon James, this is the powerful story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the Night Women – a clandestine council of fierce slaves plotting an island-wide revolt – recognize a dark force/5(25). The book of night women Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. The book of night women by Marlon James. Publication date Topics Slaves -- Fiction, Jamaica -- Fiction Publisher Riverhead Books CollectionUser Interaction Count: K. · Marlon James. · Rating details · 11, ratings · 1, reviews. The Book of Night Women is a sweeping, startling novel, a true tour de force of both voice and storytelling. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they and she will come to both revere /5.
The Book of Night Women - Kindle edition by James, Marlon. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Book of Night Women. Marlon James. Review by Jessica Inman. March If you pick up The Book of Night Women, you might lose a little sleep. The second novel from Kingston native Marlon James will having you flipping pages, thirsty for more story, late into the night. On a sugar plantation in Jamaica in the late s, a slave dies in childbirth. The baby who emerges, crimson-soaked and "squealing like it just depart from heaven to come to hell" at the start of Marlon James second novel, The Book of Night Women, is Lilith, the green-eyed.
The Book of Night Women is a novel by Jamaican author Marlon www.doorway.ru book was first published in hardback on Febru, by Riverhead www.doorway.ru story follows Lilith, a young woman born into slavery, who challenges the boundaries of what is expected of her. The Book of Night Women by Marlon James. By the Man Booker-winning author Marlon James, this is the powerful story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the Night Women – a clandestine council of fierce slaves plotting an island-wide revolt – recognize a dark force. Like the best of literature, The Book of Night Women deserves to be passed down hand to hand, generation to generation.” —Dinaw Mengestu “With The Book of Night Women, Marlon James proves himself to be Jamaica’s answer to Junot Díaz, Edwidge Danticat, and Zadie Smith. James imbues his lively, energetic prose and unforgettable.
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