James (MR EXP): A Novel

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A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.When the enslaved Ji m overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.While many narrative set pieces of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780385550888 BY (AUTHOR) Everett, Percival PUBLISHER : Random House USA Inc PUBLICATION DATE : March 19, 2024 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : Doubleday & Co Inc. LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 209 mm x 141 mm WEIGHT : 283 g PRODUCT CATEGORY :Fiction & Related items Show more