James
What's it about
Ever wondered what Huck Finn's story would be if told by the person who truly held the power and intelligence—the enslaved man, Jim? Get ready to see a classic American tale turned on its head, revealing the hidden genius required to survive an insane world. This retelling puts you inside the mind of James, who isn't the simple character you thought you knew. You'll discover the secret, literate world he built to protect his family and the complex code-switching he used to navigate his perilous journey to freedom down the Mississippi.
Meet the author
Percival Everett is a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California and a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Booker Prize. For over forty years, his iconoclastic and genre-defying work has challenged American orthodoxies on race and identity. With James, Everett draws on his profound literary expertise and fearless creativity to reclaim a classic narrative, giving voice to the enslaved and powerfully reimagining their quest for freedom and selfhood in their own words.
What's it about
Ever wondered what Huck Finn's story would be if told by the person who truly held the power and intelligence—the enslaved man, Jim? Get ready to see a classic American tale turned on its head, revealing the hidden genius required to survive an insane world. This retelling puts you inside the mind of James, who isn't the simple character you thought you knew. You'll discover the secret, literate world he built to protect his family and the complex code-switching he used to navigate his perilous journey to freedom down the Mississippi.
Meet the author
Percival Everett is a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California and a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Booker Prize. For over forty years, his iconoclastic and genre-defying work has challenged American orthodoxies on race and identity. With James, Everett draws on his profound literary expertise and fearless creativity to reclaim a classic narrative, giving voice to the enslaved and powerfully reimagining their quest for freedom and selfhood in their own words.
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