James

New York: Doubleday, 2024. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Percival Everett on the front blank. [x], 303, [5] pp. Bound in publisher's black boards over black spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with ding to upper board and top edge of textblock. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with accompanying ding to top edge and crown; "signed first edition" gold sticker placed on front panel. A satirical and contentious reimagining of Mark Twain's literary classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows the perspective of the enslaved Jim. It's been longlisted for the Book Prize. The author's satirical novel Erasure inspired the recent film American Fiction. (Inventory #: 140946818)