Jamaican born, Marlon James, won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings. He won the United Kingdom's coveted literary award. James, an American resident, is an English professor at Macalester College in Minnesota. He never gave up whenever any of his award winning books were initially rejected. He is an example that shows with hard work and determination success can be achieved in an area outside of the elusive sports and entertainment careers. Congratulations to Professor James for a well deserved achievement.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20151013/james-brief-history-seven-killings-was-most-exciting-book-list-says-judge
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/marlon-james-becomes-first-jamaican-born-author-win-booker-prize/
http://news.yahoo.com/jamaican-author-marlon-james-wins-man-booker-prize-210019390.html
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