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

Mic Drop Comedy · Oct 12, 2026 · 14m · transcript

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…