Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Percival Everett to Discuss James at Ohio University
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Morton Hall
24 Race St
Athens, 45701
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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio University Libraries will welcome award-winning author Percival Everett to the Ohio University campus to discuss James, his acclaimed reimagining of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In James, Everett retells a familiar American classic from Jim’s perspective, inviting readers to reconsider the story while exploring themes of slavery, identity, and agency. Everett will discuss the novel at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 12, in Morton Hall Room 201. The event is free and open to the public. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the conversation. Limited free parking will be available in the Morton Hall parking lot. A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, Everett is the author of more than 30 books of fiction and poetry.
No tickets are required. For more information, visit Ohio University Libraries Presents: Percival Everett.
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