The Boy from Willesden

Name: The Boy from Willesden
Author: Marlon James

by Marlon James

Coming-of-age comedy of a boy navigating identity and belonging in West London

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Marlon James

Marlon James is a Jamaican novelist who won the Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings. His Black Leopard, Red Wolf is the first volume of an epic dark fantasy trilogy drawing on African mythology and history. The novel has been praised for its imaginative scope and stylistic daring.

More by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven KillingsJamaican novel spanning decades after failed assassination of reggae icon Bob Marley
John Crow's DevilHaitian characters confront religion, violence, and colonialism in post-earthquake community
The Book of Night WomenEnslaved women survive plantation brutality through resilience and dark humor
Black Leopard, Red WolfDarkly fantastical African epic follows a hunter and tracker through magical lands
Moon Witch, Spider KingWitch and spider king navigate power, revenge, and supernatural forces in African fantasy