Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the w b Z Book Club.
Speaker 1: This is Jordan Rich. In March of last year, a
Speaker 1: new book by Percival Everett was released, and it's called James,
Speaker 1: with the focus of an enduring character in American literature, Jim,
Speaker 1: the former slave who befriends Huck Finn on his adventures
Speaker 1: on the Mississippi River. It's a reimagining of the Huck
Speaker 1: Finn story, with Jim now the central character who's threatened
Speaker 1: with quote, being sold down the river, and facing the
Speaker 1: horrible separation from his family. In the novel James, Jim
Speaker 1: is portrayed with more nobility. We find out that he
Speaker 1: is quite well read. He's a deep and profound thinker
Speaker 1: whose Southern slave dialect so prominent in the eighteen eighty
Speaker 1: five Mark Twain's story and so controversial in the present day. Well,
Speaker 1: in this novel, that method of dialect is a cover,
Speaker 1: a way for Jim to playcate white folks, particularly those
Speaker 1: who are after him. Jim's perspective is illuminating. James, a
Speaker 1: new look at a noble character in American literature by
Speaker 1: Perceval Everett. The Book Club w b Z Boston's new
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