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Coverage dated September 23, 2026

Marlon James explores homophobia in Jamaica in new novel

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Marlon James explores how homophobia shaped life in Jamaica in ‘The Disappearers’

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    Marlon James explores how homophobia shaped life in Jamaica in 'The Disappearers' (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Marlon James' new novel, "The Disappearers," was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It tells the story of a group of gay men trying to make their way, and stay alive, in the homophobic culture of Jamaica in the 1980s and 90s.

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    Marlon James explores homophobia in Jamaica in new novel (opens Crosscut)

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    Marlon James explores how homophobia shaped life in Jamaica in ‘The Disappearers’