"An important, brilliant, perception-altering retelling of an American literary classic."
Here at LoveReading we have a penchant for titles that give a much-needed voice to the overlooked characters in the classics, Percival Everett’s James is a powerful retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. When he overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner and separated from his wife and daughter, Jim decides to hide on Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan. From the long shadow cast by Huck Finn, Jim emerges to reclaim his voice in this brutal, brilliant and enthralling story. James is an important, perception-altering companion to Mark Twain’s tale.
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