Marlon James

An Evening with Marlon James

Distinguished Writers at the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities
Sep 19, 2019, 5–6:30 PM
Jewett Auditorium
Free and open to the public

Join us for a reading from Black Leopard, Red Wolf, followed by a discussion with the author, Marlon James. In 2015, James became the first Jamaican winner of the Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings, which also won a 2015 American Book Award and was listed as one of the New York Times’ top 10 books of 2014. Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019) is a period piece influenced by African history and mythology.

Presented in collaboration with the English Department and Harambee House.

Image Credit:

Jeffrey Skemp