What is Percival Everett's highest-rated book?

"James A Novel (Hardcover) Book by Percival Everett" is Percival Everett's most notable book among those reviewed on LuvemBooks.

How many Percival Everett books are reviewed on LuvemBooks?

We have reviewed 1 book by Percival Everett.

What genres does Percival Everett write?

Percival Everett's books span genres including Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction.

When was Percival Everett born?

Percival Everett was born in 1956.

Percival Everett - Author Profile

Percival Everett

American

1956 - Present

Percival Leonard Everett II is an American author and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as "pathologically ironic" and has explored numerous genres such as western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction. His books are often satirical, aimed at exploring race and identity issues in the United States.

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James A Novel (Hardcover) Book by Percival Everett

Percival Everett's James, published by Doubleday in 2024, retells Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved Jim — recast as a secretly literate, deeply calculating man performing ignorance for survival — and swept the major literary awards of its year, winning the National Book Award for Fiction, the 2024 Kirkus Prize, and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Reviewed Jun 6, 2026

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