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James

A Novel

by Percival Everett · 2024 · 320 pages

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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Recommended by 1 Elite

Barack Obama

About This Book

A reimagining of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. The narrative explores Jim's agency, intelligence, and the strategic use of language for survival in the pre-Civil War American South. As Jim and Huck journey down the Mississippi River, the story recontextualizes their classic odyssey through themes of identity and liberation.

Book Details

Published

2024

Pages

320

Language

en

ISBN

9780385550369

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2025)National Book Award for Fiction (2024)Kirkus Prize (2024)Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (2025)

Audiobook Available

7h 49m
Narrated by Dominic Hoffman

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