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James

by Percival Everett

Published: 2026

Pages: 303

Shelves: 1

Average rating: ★★★★★ 5.0 · 1 rating

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view • In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more.

"Genius" —The Atlantic • "A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own." —Chicago Tribune • "A provocative, enlightening literary work of art." —The Boston Globe • "Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful." —The New York Times When Jim overhears that he is a…

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