Lala Books presents: An Evening with Marlon James

Join us at St. Giles in Camberwell for an evening with Booker-Prize winning author Marlon James, to discuss his latest 'The Disappearers'. ** THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT - PLEASE JOIN WAITLIST FOR RETURN TICKETS ** We are thrilled to present an unforgettable evening with Marlon James, the best-selling author of six books, including the Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings. In a very special event at the stunning, Grade 2*-listed St Giles' Church in Camberwell SE5, Marlon will be discussing his latest novel, the Booker Prize-shortlisted The Disappearers, which the New York Times recently crowned the "Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century". The Disappearers is Marlon James’s triumphant return to the Jamaica of A Brief History of Seven Killings – a place of heat and chaos, and of danger for anyone outside the heteronormal. So when eight gay men meet for the first time, in Kingston in 1988, answering the casting call for an openly queer play, they are already taking a big risk. But that is nothing compared to what rains down on them when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals. Epic and intimate, violent and forgiving, The Disappearers is a tour de force which only Marlon James could have written – both an unflinching portrait of the hatred and shame faced by gay men in a society which refuses to accept them, and a deeply human story of acceptance and insight. Marlon James is the author of the Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings; the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf; the New York Times-bestselling Moon Witch, Spider King; The Book of Night Women; and John Crow’s Devil. In addition to the Booker Prize, his novels have won the American Book Award, the Los Angeles Times’ Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Born in Jamaica, James lives in New York City. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Please plan to arrive in time to settle in. If you want to attend but are unable to afford this event right now, please email us at [email protected]. We are happy to offer free tickets and books available under our community pay-it-forward scheme.