03345cam a2200301 4500 1609943608 TxAuBib 20240926120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593821268 0593821262 5a18cd4b-2ac3-47f7-8e0d-dd7c2e8c089d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9951347 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Everett, Percival. James [Libby] : A Novel. Books on Tape, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 215MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 215MB. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg •  A Best Book of the Year of the Year so Far for 2024: The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, W Magazine, Bustle, LitHub "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 literary work of art."—The Boston Globe • "Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful."—The New York Times When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many narrative set pieces of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light. Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a “literary icon” (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-09-26 20:00:03. Hoffman, Dominic. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5a18cd4b-2ac3-47f7-8e0d-dd7c2e8c089d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5a18cd4b-2ac3-47f7-8e0d-dd7c2e8c089d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)