'Truly extraordinary books are rare and this is one of them' - Roddy DoyleWinner of the National Book Award for FictionShortlisted for the Booker PrizeFinalist for the Orwell Prize for Political FictionA 'Book of the Year' in The Observer The Times & Sunday Times The Guardian Daily Mail Daily Express The Spectator New Statesman Independent TLS The Telegraph Financial Times i newspaper The Economist The Irish Times Time and The New YorkerJames is a profound and ferociously funny reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from one of our greatest living writers Percival Everett.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 flees to nearby Jackson’s 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.So begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. And together the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all . . .'Who should read this book? Every single person in the country' - Ann Patchett'A towering achievement' - The 2024 Booker Prize judges'My favourite novel this year' - Salman Rushdie'Scorchingly funny' - The Sunday Times 'Books of the Year''This may be Everett's best book yet' - Bonnie Garmus'An essential rewrite of Huckleberry Finn' - The Guardian 'Books of the Year'
