{"product_id":"james-a-novel","title":"James: A Novel (Spiral Bound)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e#1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST ONE OF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg A Best Book of the Year:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Genius\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The Atlantic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—Chicago Tribune \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A provocative, enlightening literary work of art.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The Boston Globe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile many narrative set pieces of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a “literary icon” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJames\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis destined to be a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhen searching for the best fiction novel, James: A Novel is a great choice. The spiral bound version of this book is great for those who use their books regularly. Our proprietary binding helps you lay this title flat for easier reading and handling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoubleday; First Edition (March 19, 2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpiral Bound ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0385550367\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0385550369\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.2 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.86 x 1.22 x 8.63 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46466133786850,"sku":"TEMU-Test-2025-03-25-PRH-14","price":43.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/James__A_Novel.png?v=1762441117","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-gb\/products\/james-a-novel","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}