James
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
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.
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
"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
"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
- ISBN:
- 9780593686867
- Publication Date:
- 2026-04-21
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 302
- Size:
- 8.0" l x 5.25" w x 0.75" h
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- Fiction
Category
- Historical
- Literary
- Humor and Satire
Subject