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James by Percival Everett is a retelling of Mark Twain's seminal novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, an enslaved man on the run. James by Percival Everett won ...
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On Sunday, the American Library Association announced that Everett's “James” was this year's winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, which includes a $5,000 cash award. Kevin Fedarko's ...
“James,” one of the five best fictions books last year. Everett, an English professor in California, dared to re-write “Huckleberry Finn” to focus upon Jim, rather than upon Huckleberr ...
Read in classrooms from coast to coast, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is, at its core ... Considered Irish author James Joyce's opus, "Ulysses" has such a dedicated fanbase that people ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James” is up for another literary award — the PEN/Faulkner Prize for fiction. Other nominees include Louise Erdrich's “The Mighty Red,” Rachel Kushner's “Creation ...
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NEW YORK: Percival Everett’s “James” is up for another ... Everett’s novel, a dramatic reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” already has won the National Book Award ...
Rebecca Yarros’ series takes the top 3 spots in fiction: the New York Times bestseller list for the week ended Jan. 25. Also ...
3 JAMES (Doubleday, $28). By Percival Everett. A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the ... 5 IRON FLAME (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros.