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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Percival_EverettPercival Everett - Wikipedia

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   Percival Everett (born December 22, 1956) is an American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as 'pathologically ironic' and has played around with numerous genres such as western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction.

   • Nationality: American
   • Alma mater: Brown University

   • Occupation: Novelist, story writer

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     Jeff Simon: With 'James,' Percival Everett continues his crusade to expose racism

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     Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz, Oscar-anointed Percival Everett and bestseller Rebecca Makkai coming to Hopkins for Pen Pals

     The 2024-25 lineup for the Pen Pals lecture series comes with endorsements by Oprah Winfrey and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winfrey declared herself a fan of "Hello Beautiful," whose author,

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     James by Percival Everett: an enthralling reimagining of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of formerly enslaved Jim

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     Talk with Percival Everett, author of ‘James,' moved to bigger location due to huge interest

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     Percival Everett: ‘Using the N-word does not make a novel racist’

     The author behind 'American Fiction' on why he chose to retell ‘Huckleberry Finn’ – and how there’s nothing he won’t joke about

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4. www.latimes.com › percival-everett-dr-no-book-clubMeet Percival Everett and 5 of his best novels - Los Angeles ...

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   Nov 8, 2022 · If you’re a longtime fan, or just discovering his work, here are five novels to savor — stories that show Everett’s distinctive, often playful, literary style. ‘Dr. No’ (2022) Everett ...

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5. www.britannica.com › biography › Percival-EverettPercival Everett | Biography, Books, Erasure, American ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Percival Everett (born December 22, 1956, Fort Gordon (now Fort Eisenhower), Georgia, U.S.) is an American writer whose works reflect a wide range of subjects and styles and often deal head-on with philosophy and preconceptions concerning race. He has authored more than 30 books of fiction and poetry, including the novels I Am Not Sidney ...

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     Percival Everett on his novel retelling ‘Huckleberry Finn’ from Jim's point of view

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     "James" author Percival Everett on race, language and art

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7. www.nytimes.com › percival-everett-jamesBook Review: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett - The New York Times

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Percival Everett’s majestic new novel, “James,” goes several steps further. Everett flips the perspective on the events in “Huckleberry Finn.” He gives us the story as a coolly electric...

8. www.newyorker.com › 03 › 18Percival Everett Can’t Say What His Novels Mean

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Percival Everett Can’t Say What His Novels Mean. The author of “Erasure” is renowned for his satires of genre, identity, and America. But his great target may be language itself. By Maya...

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9. www.goodreads.com › author › showPercival Everett (Author of The Trees) - Goodreads

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   Genre. Literature & Fiction, Poetry. edit data. Percival L. Everett (born 1956) is an American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. There might not be a more fertile mind in American fiction today than Everett’s. In 22 years, he has written 19 books, including a farcical Western, a savage ...

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    Is 'Dr No' by Percival Everett a good book?

    • The L.A. Times Book Club is reading “Dr. No” by Percival Everett. Percival Everett’s newest book, “ Dr. No ,” is at once a spy caper, a philosophical study of the concept of “nothing” and a satire of the outsized worlds of billionaires. Kirkus Reviews calls the novel a “good place to begin finding out why Everett has such a devoted cult.”

    Meet Percival Everett and 5 of his best novels - Los Angeles Times

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    Who is Percival Everett?

    • Percival Everett (born December 22, 1956) is an American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as 'pathologically ironic' and has played around with numerous genres such as western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction.

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    What does Percival Everett look like?

    • While they speak, their professor, the novelist Percival Everett, sits quietly at the head of a too-large table, one palm steadied against it, his body swivelling almost imperceptibly from side to side. His head, decorated with errant coils of dark gray hair, is framed by a gargantuan television that hangs behind him, its screen a black expanse.

    Percival Everett Can’t Say What His Novels Mean

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    Who wrote Percival Everett?

    • Percival Everett by Virgil Russell: A Novel. ISBN 978-1555976347. ^ a b "The Booker Prize 2022 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022. ^ Varno, David (February 1, 2023). "National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

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11. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2021/09/27Percival Everett’s Deadly Serious Comedy | The New Yorker

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    Sep 20, 2021 · Books. Percival Everett’s Deadly Serious Comedy. The novelist has regularly exploded our models of genre and identity. In “The Trees,” he’s raising the stakes, confronting America’s legacy of...