Everett takes Mark Twain’s American classic, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, and retells the harrowing tale of two runaways, this time from the perspective of the adult Black slave, Jim. “James” is a compact, fast-moving, many-layered story that touches on all the horrors of the black slave culture introduced into the pristine ‘New World’ by English colonists looking to make their fortunes by means of slave labour. In his stunning twist on American literary history, Everett has given us a masterpiece.
(Sharron Calkins - bwl 115 Winter 2025 ) |
