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SUMMARY:Books Over Coffee:  JAMES by Percival Everett
DESCRIPTION:AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 
 WINNER  ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR  
 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE  KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER  A brilliant\, 
 action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\, both 
 harrowing and darkly humorous\, told from the enslaved Jim's point of 
 view\n\n\nIn development as a feature film to be produced by Steven 
 Spielberg  A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review\, LA 
 Times\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, The Economist\, TIME\, and 
 more.\n\n\n"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\n\nWhen 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.\n\nWhile 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.\n\nBrimming 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 cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
LOCATION:Board Room
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