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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 ...
Everett, 68, would do away with the canon altogether if he could. But at the very least he hopes that writers, readers, and educators can acknowledge the inherent issues with putting certain books ...
Author and USC professor Percival Everett joins the Los Angeles Times Book Club on Nov. 16 to discuss "Dr. No" at the Autry Museum.
Percival Everett, a fraudulent Morehouse professor who likes Sidney and enters into a mentoring relationship with him; Maggie Larkin, Not Sidney's first girlfriend; Agnes Larkin, Maggie's sister; The Larkins, Maggie's conservative parents. Violet, their maid; Sister Iranaeus, the lead nun at the house where Not Sidney's car breaks down
Erasure is a 2001 novel by American writer Percival Everett.It was originally published by the University Press of New England.The novel satirizes the dominant strains of discussion related to the publication and reception of African-American literature, and was later adapted by Cord Jefferson into a film titled American Fiction, starring Jeffrey Wright.
Andrew Garfield, left, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. (Jay L. Clendenin, Wesley Lapointe and Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Everett's latest honor comes from the country's public libraries. On Sunday, the American Library Association announced that Everett's “James” was this year's winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, which includes a $5,000 cash award. Kevin Fedarko's “A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the ...
Like Everett, Higginbotham and Cadow each will receive $50,000. “This year’s prize-winning books — each written with elegance and lucidity — illuminate tragedies both personal and historical, helping us to better understand our world and the spirit of human resilience," Tom Beer, editor-in-chief of Kirkus, said in a statement.