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(p. 457) "And, of course," she added, "there is a great conceit hidden at the heart of the book to do with fiction and the imagination, which is revealed only at the end but which is in a way the whole raison d'etre of the novel."(p. 458) Stephanie Merritt commented in The Guardian review, "At first glance A God in Ruins appears to be a more ...
James is a novel by author Percival Everett published by Doubleday in 2024. The novel is a re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain but told from the perspective of Huckleberry's friend on his travels, Jim, who is an escaped slave. The novel won the 2024 Kirkus Prize and the National Book Award for Fiction.
Percival Leonard Everett II (born December 22, 1956) [1] is an American writer [2] and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as "pathologically ironic" [ 3 ] and has played around with numerous genres such as western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction ...
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James fills in the gaps in Jim’s story, lending dimension and nuance to a once flat, stereotyped character as he and Huck journey down the Mississippi river. Everett, a prolific and dazzlingly ...
USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the character Jim's point of view.
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's novel “James,” his acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett's recent wave of literary honors. On Wednesday night, “James” was awarded the Kirkus Prize for fiction.
Author and USC professor Percival Everett joins the Los Angeles Times Book Club on Nov. 16 to discuss "Dr. No" at the Autry Museum.