Author Percival Everett on reimagining ‘Huckleberry Finn’ (Full Stream 4/25)

Percival Everett’s newest novel reimagines “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved character, Jim. Everett joins Washington Post Live to talk about "James,” reexamining history’s dominant narratives and his literary journey over the last four decades.
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I can’t believe I didn’t know this author before seeing American Fiction. Now I’m reading my first Percival Everett book and can’t wait to move on to the rest of his work.