James is a gripping retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which Jim is the main character. This time, the story is told by the runaway slave’s point of view, and Percival Everett, far from what Twain presupposed, gives Jim the depth of character that was erased in the first novel. With James, Everett gives a proud voice to one of the few Black characters in classic literature, underlining his complex personality and the painful life of a runaway slave in the southern states of Ame…

Comment le premier volume d' "A la recherche du temps perdu" a-t-il bouleversé le quotidien du salon Cindy Coiffure ? C'est ce que ce roman plein de tendresse et d'humour nous raconte. Mais derrière la banalité du quotidien, ce livre est surtout un puissant hommage à Proust et au pouvoir évocateur de la littérature. Manon, Charlemagne Toulon