One of the most striking things about the character Jim is how you evoke his concern for his family, for others, and for Huck. A. Even in “Huck Finn,” the only positive father figure — well ...

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 ...

Percival Everett on his novel retelling ‘Huckleberry Finn’ from Jim's point of view “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain is one of the cornerstones of American literature.

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.

Down river, Jim manages to grab a notebook, some weighty books, among them, Rousseau’s “Discourse in Equality,” as well as a stolen pencil - which, in a shocking lynching scene, ends up ...

James, a novel by Percival Everett, reimagines Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved Jim, exploring the complexities of his journey and the development ...

A new book unpacks Jim in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" — a fictional enslaved Black man who is one of the most memorable characters in American Literature. Why it matters ...

An Acclaimed New Novel Retells Huck Finn From Jim’s Perspective—or Maybe Something Sneakier Is Going On. Laura Miller. Tue, March 12, 2024 at 5:53 PM UTC. 7 min read.

Forget Huck Finn. New novel tells us what Jim thought on the Mississippi . March 25, 2024 at 6:00 am . By . ... Rousseau’s “Discourse on Inequality,” as well as a stolen pencil — which, ...

Huck’s enslaved sidekick, Jim, is at the center of ‘James,’ Percival Everett’s take on Twain. A review.

In his 2024 National Book Award-winning novel, 'James,' Percival Everett grapples with philosophical and metaphysical questions as well as racial issues, while enveloping all in sarcasm and irony.

Everett centers 'James' on the enslaved character Jim from Mark Twain's 1884 picaresque novel. Percival Everett’s acclaimed reimagining of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn won ...