JAMES - PERCIVAL EVERETT

Libro

Editorial	Penguin Random House
Edad	Adultos
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Autor	EVERETT PERCIVAL
ISBN	9798217007394
Peso ( kg )	0,234
Tipo	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2025
Formato	Tapa rustica
Sinopsis	JAMES 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER A LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE LAST 30 YEARS In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more. "Genius"-The Atlantic "A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own."-Chicago Tribune "A provocative, enlightening literary work of art."-The Boston Globe "Everett's most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful."-The New York Times When 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 has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature. Edad recomendada: Adultos. EVERETT PERCIVAL Es Profesor Distinguido de Inglés en la USC. Entre sus libros más recientes se incluyen Dr. No finalista del Premio NBCC de Ficción y ganador del Premio PEN Jean Stein , The Trees finalista del Premio Booker y del Premio PEN Faulkner de Ficción , Telephone finalista del Premio Pulitzer , So Much Blue, Erasure y I Am Not Sidney Poitier. Recibió el Premio Ivan Sandrof a la Trayectoria de la NBCC y el Premio Windham Campbell de la Universidad de Yale. American Fiction, el largometraje basado en su novela Erasure, se estrenó en 2023 y recibió el Premio Óscar al Mejor Guion Adaptado. Vive en Los Ángeles con su esposa, la escritora Danzy Senna, y sus hijos.
Cantidad de páginas	320
Fecha Ingreso	01-07-2025