{"product_id":"9780241714416","title":"The Disappearers","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This masterpiece is the novel of the decade, if not the century' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-Winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings, \u003c\/i\u003ethe emotionally charged new novel about violence and prejudice, queerness and Jamaica.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Darkness is a mood in Jamaica . . .'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamaica, 1988, a place of heat and chaos, and of danger for anyone outside the heteronormal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when eight gay men meet for the first time, answering the casting call for an openly queer play, they are already taking a big risk. But that is nothing compared to what rains down on them when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of this night, one man is dead, all are injured, and two subsequently disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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. 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic and intimate, violent and forgiving, \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force which only Marlon James could have written   both an unflinching portrait of the hatred and shame faced by gay men in a society which refuses to accept them, and a deeply human story of acceptance and insight.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearers:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph . . . Mighty, grand and peripatetic'\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A writer of complexity, depth and uncompromising vision . . . An exceptional and important novel' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e An epic, virtuosic, propulsive performance, alternately hilarious and viscerally horrifying' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterful work,  electrifying and reflective' \u003ci\u003eObserver  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'James s dialogue fountains down the page, as if a tap has been opened. Life pours from him' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55731610354040,"sku":"9780241714416","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780241714416.jpg?v=1794254082","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780241714416","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}