 First edition | |
| Author | Marlon James |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Set in | 1957 Jamaica |
| Publisher | Akashic Books |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 226 pp |
| ISBN | 9781888451825 1st paperback |
| OCLC | 255009594 |
| LC Class | PR9265.9.J358 J64 2005 |
| Followed by | The Book of Night Women |
John Crow's Devil is the 2005 debut novel by author Marlon James. The book was first published by Akashic Books in New York. The story is set in 1957 in the fictional town of Gibbeah, Jamaica, where two men fight to be the town's singular religious leader. James portrays the fight between the two men as a struggle between good and evil and incorporates magical realism, with miracles woven into the plot similar.