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Extended Readers Club | Percival Everett

Season 2024 | 53m 47s

Delve deeper into this episode of the PBS Books Readers Club featuring Percival Everett and his novel "James". In "James", Everett places Jim, the enslaved character in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, front and center in this powerful narrative, giving voice to his untold story.

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