John Crow's Devil

John Crow's Devil

• Rare collectible signed by the author

<div>"A powerful first novel . . . Writing with assurance and control, James uses his small-town drama to suggest the larger anguish of a postcolonial society struggling for its own identity."<br>--<B><I>New York Times Book Review</B> (Editors' Choice)</I><br><br>"Elements coalesce in a Jamaican stew spicier than jerk chicken. First novelist James moves effortlessly between lyrical patois and trenchant observations . . . It's 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended."<br>--<B><I>Library Journal</B> (*starred* review)</I><br><br>This stunning debut novel tells the story of a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957 with language as taut as classic works by Cormac McCarthy and a richness reminiscent of early Toni Morrison.<br><br><B>Marlon James</B> was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970. His second novel, <I>The Book of Night Women</I>, a <I>New York Times</I> Editors€ Choice, was released in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. Currently a professor of literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, he divides his time between Jamaica, New York City, and the Twin Cities.<br></div>