Book
James : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0593686861
- ISBN: 9780593686867
- ISBN: 0385550367
- ISBN: 9780385550369
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Physical Description:
pages cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2024]
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim 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. Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a "cult literary icon" (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature"-- |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fugitive slaves Fiction Race relations Fiction Male friendship Fiction Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) Fiction Runaway children Fiction Mississippi River Fiction Missouri Fiction |
| Genre: | Novels. Humorous fiction. Action and adventure fiction. |
Available copies
- 12 of 114 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 151 current holds with 114 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansonia Public Library | FIC EVERETT, PERCIVAL (Text) | 34045156305588 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 06/05/2025 |
| Babcock Library - Ashford | F Eve (Text) | 33110157133875 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Beacon Falls Public Library | FIC EVE (Text) | 33120157770832 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/27/2025 |
| Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | FIC EVERETT (Text) | 33750000095522 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Beardsley Branch - Bridgeport | FIC EVERETT (Text) | 34000151616927 | Adult Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F EVERETT P (Text) | 32544072649667 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 06/02/2025 |
| Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | FIC Eve (Text) | 33160155062576 | Adult Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Bethel Public Library | EVERETT (Text) | 34030155771972 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 06/14/2025 |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC EVERETT (Text) | 34000148943871 | Adult New Fiction | In process | - |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC EVERETT (Text) | 34000151609799 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/29/2025 |
