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Twist: American author Percival Everett’s latest novel James revisits Mark Twain’s classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Photo: G L Askew II/Getty Images
AMERICAN CLASSICS

Percival Everett’s James is a masterful subversion of Mark Twain’s classic

Percival Everett’s new novel James is a thoughtful, intelligent retelling of an old tale.

  • Rodney Ghobril
6 min read