James by Percival Everett

James by Percival Everett is the retelling of a story first published in 1884 – Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain – only this version tells the story from the point of view of Jim, the runaway slave who accompanied Huck on his adventure.

Telling the story through Jim’s eyes brings a whole new perspective to this classic story and pulls no punches in recounting what life was like for an African American slave in the early nineteenth century. But as always, Everett’s sharp wit als...