{"product_id":"the-disappearers","title":"The Disappearers","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Marlon James\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiverhead Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\/1\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cspan\u003e9780593717202\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom Marlon James, author of the Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e the electrifying story of the murder of a gay man in 1980s Jamaica and its far-reaching consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play. Though strangers to one another, they share an inescapable truth: All of them are gay. And they live in a world that refuses to accept them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne night the men are savagely beaten and one of them is killed. As their bodies heal, the survivors begin to face the hatred and contempt that the violence laid bare. Some try to ignore what happened. Others double down on retribution. Some disappear completely. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this spellbinding novel, Marlon James has written a propulsive crime story that is also a deeply human account of connection and acceptance. Full of fascinating characters, biting humor, and unapologetic sex, \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e is both a thrilling page-turner and a finely etched portrait of queer life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\"Hard to put down... A good book can lift your spirits, brighten your day or add some spice to a dull life, but the truly great books change how you think, what you see and, hopefully, how you live. \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those.\" -- Book Page (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Breathtaking ... an ambitious and astonishing portrait of queer life.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\"It's part page-turning crime novel, part touching ode to queer friendship and absolutely stunning. James's latest masterpiece should be required reading.\" \u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Told through a number of different media, including journals, letters, and a chorus of frenzied voices that are punctuated by slang, the effect is evocative and chilling. An explosive read, brimming with rage.\" -- \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eEpic, immersive, and devastating ... \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e isn't without hope, and not everyone who reckons with its central injustice will be destroyed by it. How could a novel so crammed with the painful messiness of identity and rage and carnality ever reach a satisfying resolution? The masterstroke of \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e is that James lands the finish, a feat of generosity, compassion, and, as with the rest of this unforgettable book, unconquerable bravado.\" --\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlon James \u003c\/b\u003eis the Booker Prize-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e; the bestselling and National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as the bestselling \u003ci\u003eMoon Witch, Spider King\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Night Women\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eJohn Crow's Devil\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to the Booker Prize, James's novels have won the Amer­ican Book Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, and the Los Ange­les Times Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, and have been finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the NAACP Image Award. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellow­ship and named in 2019 one of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's one hundred most influential people in the world, James lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53960530788635,"sku":"Disappearers","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/9780593717202.jpg?v=1789767693","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/the-disappearers","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}