PULITZER PRIZE WINNER &bull\; #1 \;NEW YORK TIMES \;BESTSELLER &bull\; NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER &bull\; A brilliant\, action-packed reimagining of \;Adventures of Huckleberry F inn\, both harrowing and darkly humorous\, told from the enslaved Jim's po int of view &bull\; In development as a feature film to be produced by Ste ven Spielberg
\nKIRKUS PRIZE WINNER &bull\; NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CI RCLE AWARD FINALIST &bull\; SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE &bull\; A Bes t Book of the Year: \;The New York Times Book Review\, LA Times\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, The Economist\, TIME\, \;and more.
\n"Genius"&mdash\;The Atlantic &bull\; \;"A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature\, while also being a m ajor achievement on its own."&mdash\;Chicago Tribune &bull\; \;"A prov ocative\, enlightening literary work of art."&mdash\;The Boston Globe &bul l\; \;"Everett&rsquo\;s most thrilling novel\, but also his most soulf ul."&mdash\;The New York Times
\nWhen Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans\, separated from his wife and daughter forever\, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile\, Huck ha s faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of Amer ican literature know\, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promi se of the Free States and beyond. 
\nBrimming with the electri fying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon\, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates J im&rsquo\;s agency\, intelligence\, and compassion as never before. \; James \;is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone o f twenty-first century American literature.
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