How We Made: A Brief History Of Seven Killings with Marlon James

Marlon James became the first Jamaican-born writer to win the Booker Prize in 2015, when his multi-voiced epic, A Brief History of Seven Killings triumphed amongst a strong shortlist. In this episode we hear from the author about how the novel took its shape, from the publisher about what makes the book such a compelling read and from one of the judges about why it emerged as their unanimous winner. 

Featuring: Marlon James, Juliet Mabey, Sam Leith.