{"product_id":"disappearers-marlon-james","title":"Disappearers - Marlon James","description":"\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkness is a mood in Jamaica . . .'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e is Marlon James s triumphant return to the Jamaica of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e a place of heat and chaos, and of danger for anyone outside the heteronormal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut that is nothing compared to what rains down on them when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the end of this night, one man is dead, all are injured, and two subsequently disappear. As the survivors heal, each man finds he must confront the bigotry and homophobia that the attack laid bare. Some try to forget; some embrace their rage; and some simply vanish but all are forever scarred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one of the victims puts it, \u003ci\u003ethere s a difference between when something ends and when something stops\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd this story won t stop until both the disappearers and the perpetrators have been tracked, along trails both hot and cold, and an ending reached.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamish Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54688120930641,"sku":"9780241714416","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/4618\/2960\/files\/Disappearers.jpg?v=1787668719","url":"https:\/\/lattesandliterature.com\/products\/disappearers-marlon-james","provider":"Latte's and Literature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}