Claims: The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica
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- title: The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/24/the-disappearers-by-marlon-james-review-a-scorching-expose-of-homophobia-in-jamaica Source
- summary: This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer “A sense of sweep,” replied Marlon James, when asked what moves him most in literature. “Sweep isn’t just about external journeys, but internal as well. It can be over years and decades, or across land and sea.” If that explanation is still hazy, pick up his mighty new novel, which is longlisted for this year’s Booker prize and is tirelessly – sometimes exhaustingly – grand and peripatetic. M… Source
- published: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:54 GMT Source