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Everett, Percival

James : Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024

James : Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024

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Author: Everett, Percival

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 11 April 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.


Hardback | 320 pages
241 x 158 x 30 | 522g

'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' – Roddy DoyleWinner of the National Book Award for FictionShortlisted for the Booker PrizeFinalist for the Orwell Prize for FictionJames is a profound and ferociously funny literary reimagining from one of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett.

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 flees to 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.

So begins a dangerous and transcendent journey 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. And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all . . .

'Who should read this book? Every single person in the country' – Ann Patchett'A towering achievement' – The 2024 Booker Prize judges'My favourite novel this year' – Salman Rushdie'Scorchingly funny' – The Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year''This may be Everett's best book yet' – Bonnie Garmus'Playful and viciously comic' – The Telegraph, 'Books of the Year'A 'Book of the Year' for The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Observer, The Telegraph, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Independent, New Statesman, i newspaper, TLS, The Spectator and The Economist

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