Description: James by Percival Everett Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024. A heartbreaking and powerful retelling of Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Hucks friend, the enslaved Jim. Publisher Description LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024!Selected as one of the top 12 reads of 2024 by The Times and Sunday TimesPercival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of TrustWho should read this book? Every single person in the country - Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Tom LakeAn enthralling and ferociously funny reimagining of Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. Written by Booker Prize-shortlisted Percival Everett, his novel Erasure is now released as the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning film American Fiction, and James is set to be the literary event of 2024.The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jacksons Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town. Thus begins a dangerous and transcendent journey by raft along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck begin to navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise.With rumours of a brewing war, James must face the burden he carries: the family he is desperate to protect and the constant lie he must live. And together, the unlikely pair must face the most dangerous odyssey of them all . . .From the shadows of Huck Finns mischievous spirit, Jim emerges to reclaim his voice, defying the conventions that have consigned him to the margins. Author Biography Percival Everett is the author of over thirty published works, including Zulus, Erasure, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Assumption, Percival Everett by Virgil Russell, Telephone, The Trees, Dr. No and James. A Guggenheim Fellow and Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Everett has won the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, the Academy Award in Literature, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, and the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize for Fiction. In 2022, The Trees was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.Percival Everett lives in Los Angeles, CA, where he is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Details ISBN 103503123X ISBN-13 9781035031238 Title James Author Percival Everett Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 320 Publisher Pan Macmillan GE_Item_ID:159210373; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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