James

James

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Everett Percival
Pan Macmillan
EAN: 9781035031238
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Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024


From the author of The Trees, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Erasure, adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction.

'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' – Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha


Enthralling and ferociously funny, James by Percival Everett is a profound meditation on identity, belonging and the sacrifices we make to protect the ones we love. It is also a bold reimagining of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as the enslaved Jim emerges to reclaim his voice and defy the conventions that have consigned him to the margins.

The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan.

Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town. Thus begins a dangerous and transcendent journey by raft along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise.

With rumours of a brewing war, James must face the burden he carries: the family he is desperate to protect and the constant lie he must live. And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most dangerous, and life-changing, odyssey of them all . . .

'A towering achievement' – the 2024 Booker Prize judges

‘Who should read this book? Every single person in the country’ – Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Tom Lake

'Funny, wise, gracious; this may be Everett's best book yet' – Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

'Thrilling, bold and profound' – The Sunday Times

'This is the work of an American master at the peak of his powers' – Financial Times

'Magnificent . . . Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful ' – The New York Times

EAN 9781035031238
ISBN 103503123X
Binding Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Publication date April 11, 2024
Pages 320
Language English
Dimensions 242 x 162 x 30
Country United Kingdom
Authors Everett Percival

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