It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned. Is Huckleberry Finn an anti-racist work? Or is it just plain ol’ racist? The Adventures of Huckleberry ...

Huck Finn is one of the most celebrated books in American literature. First published in 1884, it's about a ragamuffin boy who fakes his death and runs away from home.

Author Percival Everett, whose 2001 book “Erasure” was adapted as the film “American Fiction” last year, has a new book out. “James: A Novel” is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s ...

This retelling just might be, too. Huck’s enslaved sidekick, Jim, is at the center of ‘James,’ Percival Everett’s take on Twain. A review. By Dwight Garner | The New York Times ...

Things To Do Books ‘Huck Finn’ is a masterpiece. This retelling just might be, too. Huck's enslaved sidekick, Jim, is at the center of 'James,' Percival Everett's take on Twain. A review.

The only book they believed truly worth reading was the Bible, usually the Old Testament. Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” received its own share of criticism as soon as it was published.

The news that Auburn University English professor Alan Gribben is bringing out an edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in which the 219 uses of the word “nigger” have been replaced with ...

Since its publication in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been celebrated as one of the great American works of literature. But the novel has also been criticized for how Mark Twain ...

Taika Waititi is being eyed to direct the “Huck Finn” reimagining from the author of “Erasure,” the book behind Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” Jeremy Fuster June 20, 2024 @ 4:47 PM ...

A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 8, 2024, Page 26 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Huck Finn’s Love Interest Tells Her Own Story.