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- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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Selected as one of the top 12 reads of 2024 by The Times and Sunday Times
'This is the work of an American master at the peak of his powers' — Financial Times
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, and 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 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. 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 navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise.
With rumours 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 embark on the most dangerous, and life-changing, 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.
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*James was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 07/04/2024
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- Jennifer French
- 02-05-2024
What is freedom
It did more than re imagine Tom and Huck it told the story of slavery with humor compassion and truth.
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- Kapurne
- 13-05-2024
Outstanding
Having never read Huckleberry Finn I only had a loose understanding of the story. I’m so glad I listened to this version first. Beautifully told, Gorgeously read. Heartbreaking and uplifting and warm and terrifying. James as a character will live with me for a very long time. His story needed to be told and it needed to be told by him. Percival Everett I will endeavour to read all you’ve written.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-05-2024
Brilliant
I continue to be astounded and delighted by the intelligent, amusing and insightful writings of this author. Indeed, will the “war” only be over when the winning side says it is? Keep writing and learning me up some, Master Everett.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-05-2024
the river has many moods
I struggled at the start as slave stories are so brutal, I know that sounds weak and privileged but the reality is so awful, it is dreadful to absorb. But just as the river tides rose and fell, I went with the current, and rode the story to the end. it was an ending that left me elated,
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