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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: James by Percival Everett
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LOCATION:17320 E Mule Deer Dr, Spring Valley, AZ 86333, United States
ROOM: Spring Valley Library - Community Meeting Room
DESCRIPTION:Join Friends and neighbors as we discuss "James" by 
 Percival Everett. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining 
 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, tol
 d from the enslaved Jim's point of view • In development as a featu
 re film to be produced by Steven SpielbergKIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL
  BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE â
 €¢ A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The 
 New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more."Genius"
 —The Atlantic • "A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the
  classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on 
 its own."—Chicago Tribune • "A provocative, enlightening lit
 erary work of art."—The Boston Globe • "Everett’s most thr
 illing novel, but also his most soulful."—The New York TimesWhen Ji
 m overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated
  from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a
  plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent fathe
 r. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous a
 nd transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elus
 ive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. Brimming with 
 the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett 
 a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates
  Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is de
 stined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first ce
 ntury American literature.See Ted for a book.  Questions?  Call the Libr
 ary.
URL:https://yavapai.events/event/book-discussion-james-percival-everett-10
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