a novel Everett, Percival. creator author. text Action and adventure fiction. Large print books. Humorous fiction. Novels. nyu 2024 First large print edition. monographic eng 348 pages (large print) ; 23 cm 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. Percival Everett. (Fictitious character) Finn, Huckleberry Fiction Fugitive slaves Fiction Race relations Fiction Male friendship Fiction Runaway children Fiction Mississippi River Fiction Missouri Fiction Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 9780593862735 0593862732 240208 20241114131753.0 1424632882