Writer Percival Everett: “In ownership of language there resides great
power” [ Mark Twain ]
Writer Percival Everett: "In ownership of language there resides great
power" In his latest book, "James," the author who tackled race in such satirical
novels as "Erasure" (basis of the Oscar-winning "American...
Between an Oscar-winning movie adaptation of one of his books and a new
novel with rave reviews, Percival Everett's gone from cult favorite...
"James,” novelist Percival Everett's retelling of “Huckleberry Finn,”
published Tuesday. It tells Jim's story in a way that Mark Twain...
The acclaimed author takes us inside his process for writing 'James,' a
subversive new take on 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.'
In February 2023, the news broke that Percival Everett would be publishing
his 24th novel, James, a retelling of Adventures of Huckleberry...
In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has
turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,...
Ernest Hemingway was not known for his generosity to other writers, but
even he felt the need to humble himself before Mark Twain. In 1935...
The prolific author and USC professor talks about his new book inspired by
'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.'
Everyone should know the name Percival Everett by now. His "Also by
Percival Everett" lists read like discographies, revealing more than 30...
The newly published "James" by Percival Everett reimagines the narrative of
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, 140 years after...