James: The Heartbreaking and Ferociously Funny Novel from the Genius Behind American Fiction and the Booker-Shortlisted The Trees

Percival Everett's novel "Erasure" is now released as the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning film "American Fiction". The book is about an enslaved man named Jim who hides on Jacksons Island until he can formulate a plan to escape. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father. Together, they embark on a dangerous and transcendent journey by raft along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. The novel is a thrilling, bold, and profound reimagining of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 11 April 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Selected as one of the top 12 reads of 2024 by The Times and Sunday Times, James has the potential to become a classic. Thrilling, bold, and profound, The Sunday Times describes it as an enthralling and ferociously funny reimagining of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. Written by Booker Prize-shortlisted Percival Everett, his novel Erasure is now released as the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning film American Fiction. James is set to be the literary event of 2024.

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 wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jacksons 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. Thus begins a dangerous and transcendent journey by raft along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck begin to navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. With rumors of a brewing war, James must face the burden he carries: the family he is desperate to protect and the constant lie he must live. And together, the unlikely pair must face the most dangerous odyssey of them all.

From the shadows of Huck Finn's mischievous spirit, Jim emerges to reclaim his voice, defying the conventions that have consigned him to the margins. Gripping, painful, funny, horrifying, The Observer describes it as a consummate performance to the last. This is the work of an American master at the peak of his powers, Financial Times says. 'Both a page-turner and a profound meditation.'

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 241 x 158 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035031238