Percival Everett's 'James' Is a Finalist for Carnegie Medal for Fiction
1 day ago · Chris Pizzello. FILE - Author Percival Everett appears at a screening of the film, "American Fiction" on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills ...
Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction
1 day ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett’s reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, $5,000 honors for fiction and nonfiction presented by the American Library Association.
Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for
1 day ago · Percival Everett's “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett's reworking of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is among the finalists for an Andrew ...
Percival Everett on his novel retelling ‘Huckleberry Finn ... - PBS
Apr 2, 2024 · "James," a new novel by Percival Everett, takes another look at the story and brings an unheard voice to the forefront. Jeffrey Brown sat down with Everett for our arts and culture series,...
'James' review: Percival Everett reimagines Mark Twain's ... - NPR
Mar 19, 2024 · Percival Everett's retelling of Mark Twain's 1885 classic focuses on Huck's enslaved companion. James is a tale so inspired, you won't be able to imagine reading the original without it.
Percival Everett on His New Novel, ‘James’ - Vulture
Mar 19, 2024 · In February 2023, the news broke that Percival Everett would be publishing his 24th novel, James, a retelling of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from enslaved Jim’s perspective, for an advance...
Percival Everett interview: ‘I hope that I have written the novel …
Aug 15, 2024 · The author of James, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024, on how he sees himself as being in conversation with the creator of Huckleberry Finn, and the skills he learnt from reading Tristram Shandy. Read interviews with all of the longlisted authors here. Published August 15, 2024.
Book Review: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett - The New York Times
Mar 11, 2024 · Percival Everett’s majestic new novel, “James,” goes several steps further. Everett flips the perspective on the events in “Huckleberry Finn.” He gives us the story as a coolly electric...
In 'James,' author Percival Everett retells Mark Twain's ... - NPR
Mar 15, 2024 · Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers different corners of American society. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's...
A Bloody Retelling of Huckleberry Finn - The Atlantic
Mar 12, 2024 · Percival Everett’s new novel imagines Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Huck’s enslaved sidekick, Jim. But to call James a retelling would be an injustice. Everett sends...
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