Percival Everett's “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett's reworking of Mark Twain's “The Adventures ...

Or maybe – just maybe – it’s because the one book by a male author, Percival Everett’s James – which has been the favourite to win since the longlist was announced – is seen and feared ...

A competing letter organized by a pro-Israel group has drawn more than 1,000 signatories, including the authors Cynthia Ozick and Howard Jacobson. Sally Rooney, Percival Everett, Jhumpa Lahiri ...

2024 has seen the much anticipated return of Sally Rooney, whose fourth novel Intermezzo is arguably her best effort to date, as well as new works from American literary heavyweights such as Percival ...

as well as new works from American literary heavyweights such as Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner.

Here’s our pick of the very best fiction of 2024. James by Percival Everett Done well, a literary retelling can shine fresh light on a story we think we know inside out: just look at Jean Rhys ...

American author Percival Everett reimagines these classic adventures through the eyes of Jim, creating an absurd, complex and provocative masterpiece in his newest novel, “James.” In the words of Huck ...

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