The Disappearers: Signed Edition (Hardback)
by Marlon James· 2026
This signed hardback edition of The Disappearers marks Marlon James’s return to Jamaica—a place of heat, chaos, and danger for anyone outside the heteronormal.
In Kingston in 1988, eight gay men meet for the first time to answer a casting call for an openly queer play. The risk they take by gathering is realized when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals. By the end of the night, one man is dead, all are injured, and two subsequently disappear. As the survivors heal, each man must confront the bigotry and homophobia the attack laid bare. Some try to forget, some embrace their rage, and some simply vanish, but all are forever scarred. This story follows the survivors as both the disappearers and the perpetrators are tracked along trails both hot and cold. The Disappearers provides a portrait of the hatred and shame faced by gay men in a society that refuses to accept them, told through a story of acceptance and insight.
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This signed hardback edition of The Disappearers marks Marlon James’s return to Jamaica—a place of heat, chaos, and danger for anyone outside the heteronormal. In Kingston in 1988, eight gay men meet for the first time to answer a casting call for an openly queer play. The risk they take by gathering is realized when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals. By the end of the night, one man is dead, all are injured, and two subsequently disappear. As the survivors heal, each man must confront the bigotry and homophobia the attack laid bare. Some try to forget, some embrace their rage, and some simply vanish, but all are forever scarred. This story follows the survivors as both the disappearers and the perpetrators are tracked along trails both hot and cold. The Disappearers provides a portrait of the hatred and shame faced by gay men in a society that refuses to accept them, told through a story of acceptance and insight.