Percival Everett Reimagines Huckleberry Finn in Pulitzer-Winning Novel

Percival Everett is an author who wrote a book called James.

This book is a new version of an old story, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.

Everett's book is about a runaway slave and won a big prize called the Pulitzer.

He talked about his book at a big book event called the Jaipur Literature Festival, but he only appeared on a video for a few minutes.

He said he read the original book 15 times to understand it better.

Everett also talked about how people who are treated badly or imprisoned find ways to communicate and express themselves, even if it's in a way their oppressors expect.