{"product_id":"the-disappearers-marlon-james-9780593717202","title":"The Disappearers","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Marlon James, author of the Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e a propulsive novel about the murder of a gay man in 1980s Jamaica and its tragic consequences\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play. The men are strangers to one another and each has a different reason for being involved. But they all share one inescapable truth: All of them are gay―a \"battyman\" in Jamaican argot―and all of them must contend with the dangers that such a truth lays bare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night a mob savagely attacks them, killing one of the men. For the survivors, their recovery is as much emotional as it is physical. As their bodies heal, each man grapples with the violence, the hatred, and the rage that the attack made plain. Some try to ignore what the attack has unearthed, while others double down on retribution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e, Marlon James has written a riveting and deeply human story of men forced to make compromises to survive what the society they live in demands. It is both a dramatic page-turner and an unflinching exploration of queer life in Jamaica during the 1980s and 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593717201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593717202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Marlon James","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48174859157759,"sku":"9780593717202","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bf2cd75-250d-4a0e-b6af-765da792ac6f.jpg?v=1771330988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-disappearers-marlon-james-9780593717202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}