Works by
Marlon James
(Writer)

Fiction

• The Book of Night Women (2008 release)

• John Crow's Devil (2005)
  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, Marlon James reveals his unique narrative command that will firmly establish his place as one of today's freshest, most talented young writers.
  
  In the village of Gibbeah--where certain women fly and certain men protect secrets with their lives--magic coexists with religion, and good and evil are never as they seem. In this town, a battle is fought between two men of God. The story begins when a drunkard named Hector Bligh (the "Rum Preacher") is dragged from his pulpit by a man calling himself "Apostle" York. Handsome and brash, York demands a fire-and-brimstone church, but sets in motion a phenomenal and deadly struggle for the soul of Gibbeah itself. John Crow's Devil is a novel about religious mania, redemption, sexual obsession, and the eternal struggle inside all of us between the righteous and the wicked.

See also:

• Bronx Noir (2007), S. J. Rozan, ed.
  Brand-new stories by: Abraham Rodriguez Jr., Ed Dee, Jerome Charyn, Joanne Dobson, Joe Wallace, Kevin Baker, Lawrence Block, Marlon James, Miles Marshall Lewis, Pat Picciarelli, Rita Laken, Robert Hughes, S.J. Rozan, Sandra Kitt, Suzanne Chazin, Steven TorresTerrence Cheng, Thomas Adcock, and Thomas Bentil

• Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop (2006), Colin Channer, ed.
  Reggae's rebel spirit blazes in this hot selection of short fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop. Set in the Caribbean and the U.S.A., the stories sweep across a range of moods and genres to create a narrative LP of fascinating voices. From the old lady who gives a "how to" speech on beating children, to the schizophrenic singer who thinks he's Bob Marley, to the hotel maid who gets a sexual offer that she can't refuse, the diverse mix of characters are linked by the fundamental principle that all clichéd conventions must be shouted off the page. In the proudly odd tradition of Jamaican music, the selections seek to entertain while asking daring questions that provoke new ideas into being.
  
  Contributors include: A-dZiko Simba, Alwin Bully, Colin Channer, Elizabeth Nunez, Geoffrey Philp, Kaylie Jones, Konrad Kirlew, Kwame Dawes, Marlon James, Rudolph Wallace, and Sharon Leach,

• Silent Voices: A Creative Mosaic of Fiction, Vol. 3 (2006), Peter A. Balaskas, ed.
  Silent Voices is an annual literary journal whose purpose is to publish fiction of a variety of styles and genres and place them in a specific order, producing a creative mosaic that tells a larger story. Volume Three features the stories of B.L. Pawelek, Brent Robison, Ed Vega, Joel Levin, Marlon James, Murray Dunlap, Pete Duval, Peter A. Balaskas, Philip DeRise (Voices 2007 Contest Winner ),Tod Goldberg, and Travis Sentell.