Marlon James Shares the Truth Within _The Disappearers_ _ The Daily Show

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Marlon James Shares the Truth Within “The Disappearers” | The Daily Show What does it mean to hide your true identity just to survive? In this thought-provoking episode of The Daily Show, Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James joins host Jordan Klepper to discuss his powerful new novel, The Disappearers, a deeply personal story exploring identity, fear, violence, and the lives of people often overlooked by mainstream history. citeturn269440search1turn269440search11 Drawing on his childhood in Jamaica and his own experiences of concealing his sexuality, James explains how people living on society’s margins can learn to make themselves invisible to avoid persecution. He also discusses…