For Jim, there’s something at stake in his being able to explore ideas in a literary way. At the other end of that, for him, is a freedom that he can’t physically enjoy. Q.

Local illustrator helps reimagine 'Huck Finn' tale through Jim's perspective Marcus Kwame Anderson worked with author David F. Walker on graphic novel "Big Jim and the White Boy" By Jim Shahen Jr ...

In 'Big Jim and the White Boy,' a Mark Twain classic gets a graphic novel twist : NPR's Book of the Day Since its publication in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been celebrated as one of ...

In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, upside down, placing Huck's enslaved companion Jim at the center.

Percival Everett discusses his new book "James." BIANNA GOLODRYGA, SENIOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Well, now, our next guest is making a splash in popular culture. The work of Percival Everett was ...

There is, however, an analogy between Huck’s gradual recognition of Jim as a complete, complicated person in Twain’s book and James’s gradual recognition of Huck as the same in Everett’s book.

Percival Everett’s “James,” his thirty-fourth book, is a retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1885). Like “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson’s Oscar ...

Forget Huck Finn. New novel tells us what Jim thought on the Mississippi . March 25, 2024 at 6:00 am . By . Angela Ajayi. Star Tribune. Everyone should know the name Percival Everett by now.

In "Big Jim and the White Boy," writer David Walker and illustrator Marcus Kwame Anderson have reimagined "Huckleberry Finn." They talk with NPR's Scott Simon about the new graphic novel.

Percival Everett’s sly take on ‘Huck Finn’ upends Mark Twain’s world. In ‘James,’ the author who inspired ‘American Fiction’ tells a familiar story from a fresh perspective ...

The man called Jim has always been the hero of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Mark Twain might have titled the book, often considered to be the Great American Novel, after the white boy ...

"James,” is a reimagining of "Huckleberry Finn," putting Jim, Huck’s enslaved sidekick, front and center. Everett joins the show to discuss how he gave the iconic character a powerful new voice.