EAN: 9781035031269

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Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024 From the author of The Trees shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Erasure adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. 'Truly extraordinary books are rare and this is one of them' - Roddy Doyle Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Enthralling and ferociously funny James by Percival Everett is a profound meditation on identity belonging and the sacrifices we make to protect the ones we love. It is also a bold reimagining of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as the enslaved Jim emerges to reclaim his voice and defy the conventions that have consigned him to the margins. 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 family 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 . . . 'A captivating response to Mark Twain's classic that is both a bold exploration of a dark chapter in history and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit' - the 2024 Booker Prize judges 'This is the work of an American master at the peak of his powers' - Financial Times 'Thrilling bold and profound' - The Sunday Times ?Funny and horrifying brilliant and riveting . . . Who should read this book? Every single person in the country' - Ann Patchett bestselling author of Tom Lake

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