{"product_id":"james-hardcover","title":"James - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Genius\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\"A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e \"A provocative, enlightening literary work of art.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\"Everett's most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile many narrative set pieces of \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a \"literary icon\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, \u003ci\u003eJames \u003c\/i\u003eis destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePERCIVAL EVERETT is a Distinguished Professor of English at USC. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eDr. No\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the NBCC Award for Fiction and winner of the PEN\/ Jean Stein Book Award), \u003ci\u003e The Trees\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the Booker Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction), \u003ci\u003eTelephone\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), \u003ci\u003eSo Much Blue, Erasure, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Sidney Poitier.\u003c\/i\u003e He has received the NBCC Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award and The Windham Campbell Prize from Yale University. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, the feature film based on his novel \u003ci\u003eErasure\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 2023 and was awarded the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the writer Danzy Senna, and their children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8.41 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748762157344,"sku":"9780385550369","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/067416a5c368e9c10a76c401b3dee9a3.webp?v=1779915476","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/james-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}