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'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' –
Roddy DoyleJames is a profound and ferociously funny novel from one
of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett. The Sunday Times
BestsellerWinner of the National Book Award for FictionWinner of
the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionShortlisted for
the Booker PrizeFinalist for the Orwell Prize for FictionThe
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 . . .A 'Book of the Year' in The
Observer, The Times &,amp, Sunday Times, The Guardian, Daily
Mail, Daily Express, The Spectator, New Statesman, Independent,
TLS, The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, i newspaper, The
Economist, The Irish Times, The New York Times, TIME and The New
Yorker'Who should read this book? Every single person in the
country' – Ann Patchett'Scorchingly funny and action-packed' – The
Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year''This may be Everett's best book
yet' – Bonnie Garmus'Playful and viciously comic' – The Telegraph,
'Books of the Year''My favourite novel this year' – Salman Rushdie