James: A Novel
von Percival Everett
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view"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 TimesWhen 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.
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James: A Novel
von Percival Everett
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view"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 TimesWhen 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.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(6)
Rezension von MarieJames war für mich kein leichtes Buch, auch weil ich sonst kaum Bücher dieser Art lese. Die Idee, die Geschichte von Mark Twain aus einer anderen Perspektive neu zu erzählen, fand ich jedoch spannend. Mit der Sprache, vor allem in den Dialogen der versklavten Figuren, habe ich mich schwergetan, und die Brutalität der Geschichte war für mich stellenweise kaum auszuhalten. Ich habe außerdem gemerkt, dass mir das Vorwissen zu den Büchern von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn gefehlt hat, um wirklich alles einordnen zu können. Trotzdem ließ sich das Buch durch seine Kürze gut zu Ende lesen. Auch wenn es nicht ganz meinen Geschmack getroffen hat.
Rezension von AntoniaJames by Percival Everett is a book set in the 1860s that follows a slave called Jim who is about to be sold. In order to not be separated from his family, he runs away to buy his wife and daughter back and secure their freedom. Meanwhile, a boy called Huck fakes his own death and flees to escape his abusive father. Together, they take on a dangerous journey down the Mississippi River toward the Free States and beyond. The story is inspired by Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I loved this book, it was absolutely brilliant. It is thrilling at times and more philosophical at others. Something I found really interesting about this book is the way the slaves used their language, as they make a lot of use of code switching. When they are just among themselves they speak perfect english, but as soon as there's a white person near, they switch to this very heavy accent, to seem less educated and make the white people feel superior. At the beginning, I found the accent to be a little hard to read and understand but I got used to it pretty quickly. I think the ending felt a little bit rushed but I like the fact that it makes the reader hopeful for the characters and that it was also a little open. "How strange a world, how strange an existence, that one’s equal must argue for one’s equality, that one’s equal must hold a station that allows airing of that argument, that one cannot make that argument for oneself, that premises of said argument must be vetted by those equals who do not agree."
Rezension von MarcVon Anfang bis Ende ein geniales Buch!!
Rezension von lizzieThe children said together, "And the better they feel, the safer we are." "February, translate that." "Da mo' betta dey feels, da mo' safer we be.' "Nice." 4,5*
Rezension von Hannah Gue4⭐️