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James is a novel by author Percival Everett published by Doubleday in 2024. The novel is a re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain but told from the perspective of Huckleberry's friend on his travels, Jim, who is an escaped slave. The novel won the 2024 Kirkus Prize and the National Book Award for Fiction.
Percival Leonard Everett II (born December 22, 1956) [1] is an American writer [2] and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as "pathologically ironic" [ 3 ] and has played around with numerous genres such as western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction ...
“James” by Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction. ... Percival Everett attends the 75th National Book Awards on Nov. 20, 2024 in New York City. The "James" author won the ...
Everett’s win continues his remarkable rise in the past few years. Little known to general readers for decades, the 67-year-old has been a Booker Prize and Pulitzer Prize finalist for such ...
It’s certainly been a good year so far for book lovers. 2024 has seen the much anticipated return of Sally Rooney, whose fourth novel Intermezzo is arguably her best effort to date, as well as ...
Through the IEA, HHS directs and oversees current federal health programs at the regional and tribal levels. Headquarters Staff – assists the HHS Secretary in developing policies related to state and local government relations. Tribal Affairs – serves as the point of contact for HHS regarding HHS programs on Indian reservations.
Universal Pictures has acquired feature film rights to “James,” the latest book from Percival Everett, whose novel “Erasure” was adapted as “American Fiction.” Steven Spielberg will ...
The agency also recruits doctors, nurses, dentists and others to work in areas with too few health care professionals. HRSA funds life-sustaining medication and primary care to about half of the estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The agency also furnishes funds and expertise that save and improve the lives of ...