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Book Discussion: "James" by Percival Everett

2025-10-15 18:30:00 2025-10-15 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Discussion: "James" by Percival Everett This month’s book is a brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—as told from Jim’s perspective. This psychologically astute retelling of Twain’s classic tale highlights the fight for dignity and justice with subversive humor. Virtual Branch - PGCMLS Programming

Wednesday, October 15
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-15 18:30:00 2025-10-15 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Discussion: "James" by Percival Everett This month’s book is a brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—as told from Jim’s perspective. This psychologically astute retelling of Twain’s classic tale highlights the fight for dignity and justice with subversive humor. Virtual Branch - PGCMLS Programming

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PGCMLS Programming

This month’s book is a brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—as told from Jim’s perspective. This psychologically astute retelling of Twain’s classic tale highlights the fight for dignity and justice with subversive humor.

"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 The 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."

—From the catalog


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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Discussions | Black Heritage |

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

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