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Percival Everett on reimagining ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’

Percival Everett on reimagining ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’

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Percival Everett on reimagining ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’

FromCapehart

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Acclaimed author Percival Everett joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Everett’s latest novel, “James,” which reexamines Jim from Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in an attempt to give the character “control of his own story.” Everett also tackles the issue of book bans across the country, Twain’s use of the n-word in his literature and why Everett believes “it belongs there.”

Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Released:
May 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.