04398cam a2200613 4500 1237483458 TxAuBib 20240422120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780385550376 0385550375 B0C8MGS6GR Amazon 2e1380d9-af04-4382-a851-0c4654764a6e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9935544 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Everett, Percival. James [Libby] : A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2024. novels. James. novel. Novella. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. historical fiction novels. historical fiction books. percival everett. James Everett. james novel. new york times best sellers 2023. james book. james by percival everett. james percival everett. percival everett books. percival everett books james. james a novel by percival everett. james percival everett book. james book percival everett. the trees percival everett. percival everett james. book james. book james by percival everett. james a novel. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 993kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of <i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i>, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view • From the “literary icon” (<i>Oprah Daily</i>) and Pulitzer Prize Finalist whose novel <i>Erasure</i> is the basis for Cord Jefferson’s critically acclaimed film <i>American Fiction</i><br /> "Genius"<i>—</i>The Atlantic</b> • "A&#160;masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own."<i>—</i>Chicago Tribune • "A provocative, enlightening literary work of art."<i>—</i>The Boston Globe • "Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful."<i>—</i>The New York Times<br /> <i>"</i>If you liked <i>Demon Copperhead,</i> by Barbara Kingsolver, read J<i>ames,</i> by Percival Everett" —<i>The Washington Post</i><br /> When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.<br /> While many narrative set pieces of <i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i> remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.<br /> Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a “literary icon” (<i>Oprah Daily</i>), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, <i>James</i> is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-04-22 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2e1380d9-af04-4382-a851-0c4654764a6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2e1380d9-af04-4382-a851-0c4654764a6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2e1380d9-af04-4382-a851-0c4654764a6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)