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Reimagining ‘Huckleberry Finn’ From The Black POV
Reimagining ‘Huckleberry Finn’ From The Black POV
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
James reimagines the Mark Twain classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – this time telling it from the perspective of the enslaved character Jim. Everett has written 30 books, including Erasure, the 2001 novel adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. Reset talks with the author about what his new work can teach us about agency and art of balancing satire and irony while conveying the horrors of slavery.
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Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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