A Brief History of Seven Killings
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A Brief History of Seven Killings is a sprawling, multi-voiced novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that fictionalizes the attempted assassination of Bob Marley and explores decades of political violence, crime, and CIA involvement in Jamaica and beyond.
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| A Brief History of Seven Killings canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Brief History of Seven Killings Context triple: [Marlon James, notableWork, A Brief History of Seven Killings]
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Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by Chris Rock that showcases his sharp, politically charged observational humor across performances in New York, London, and Johannesburg.
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B.
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls is a 2000 biographical drama film about Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, directed by Julian Schnabel and featuring an acclaimed performance by Javier Bardem.
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C.
Blood Diamond
Blood Diamond is a 2006 political war thriller film set during the Sierra Leone Civil War that explores the brutal trade in conflict diamonds through the story of a smuggler and a fisherman.
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D.
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright that traces the rise of al-Qaeda and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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E.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Brief History of Seven Killings Target entity description: A Brief History of Seven Killings is a sprawling, multi-voiced novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that fictionalizes the attempted assassination of Bob Marley and explores decades of political violence, crime, and CIA involvement in Jamaica and beyond.
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A.
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by Chris Rock that showcases his sharp, politically charged observational humor across performances in New York, London, and Johannesburg.
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B.
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls is a 2000 biographical drama film about Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, directed by Julian Schnabel and featuring an acclaimed performance by Javier Bardem.
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C.
Blood Diamond
Blood Diamond is a 2006 political war thriller film set during the Sierra Leone Civil War that explores the brutal trade in conflict diamonds through the story of a smuggler and a fisherman.
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D.
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright that traces the rise of al-Qaeda and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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E.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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literary fiction work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Marlon James ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Man Booker Prize
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linked to:
Booker Prize
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| awardReceivedFor | best original novel in English ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterBasedOn |
Bob Marley
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CIA operatives ⓘ Jamaican politicians ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasGenre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1594486005 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Cold War espionage
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Jamaican gangs ⓘ postcolonial society ⓘ reggae music ⓘ transnational drug trafficking ⓘ urban violence ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | attempted assassination of Bob Marley ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
CIA involvement in Jamaica
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Cold War politics ⓘ Jamaican politics ⓘ crime ⓘ drug trade ⓘ gang violence ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
multi-voiced narrative
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polyphonic narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental narrative structure
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large cast of narrators ⓘ use of Jamaican patois ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 700 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Oneworld Publications
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Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Jamaica
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Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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