Last update : 12/06/24
Author : Percival Everett
Length : 7h49
Narrated by : Dominic Hoffman
Category : Historical Fiction
Possibility of free reading : YES
When Jim, a man enslaved, learns that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, forever torn from his wife and daughter, he chooses to hide on the nearby Jackson Island until he can devise a plan. Concurrently, Huck Finn has staged his own demise to evade his abusive father, who has recently returned to town. As all connoisseurs of American literature are aware, this marks the beginning of a perilous and transformative journey by raft down the Mississippi River, towards the often elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
While many narrative elements of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn persist (floods and storms, unexpectedly encountering death and treasure at various points along the river’s banks, meeting the con artists masquerading as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s autonomy, intellect, and empathy are portrayed in a dramatically new light.
Overflowing with the electrifying wit and sharp observations that have established Everett as a “literary icon” (Oprah Daily), and one of the most acclaimed writers of our era, James is set to be a significant publishing event and a fundamental pillar of twenty-first-century American literature.
Percival Everett is an incredible writer. Just finished reading "James", and man, what a book. Mark Twain's Huck Finn told from the point of view of Jim, the slave, is as good a book as you're likely to read, ever. #hyperbole
— Edson (@epiongo) March 24, 2024
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