James : Mantle : 9781035031245 : 1035031248 : 21 Mar 2024 : 'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' - Roddy Doyle A 'Book of the Year' in The Observer, The Times & Sunday Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Spectator, New Statesman, Independent, TLS, The Telegraph, Financial Times, i newspaper, The Economist, The Irish Times, Time and The New Yorker Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction Shortlisted for the Booker Prize Finalist for the Orwell Prize for Fiction James is a profound and ferociously funny literary reimagining from one of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett. The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson's Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town. So begins a dangerous