Alexandra Alter

6 days ago | estadao.com.br | Alexandra Alter

Quando o romance James,de Percival Everett, ganhou o Prêmio Pulitzer de ficção na segunda-feira, 5, pareceu uma escolha óbvia. A reimaginação subversiva de Everett do clássico americano Huckleberry Finn já havia recebido aclamação crítica e uma sequência de honrarias literárias, incluindo o National Book Award e o Prêmio Kirkus. (A obra acaba de chegar às livrarias brasileiras pela editora Todavia).

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Alexandra Alter

NEW YORK - When American author Percival Everett’s novel James (2024) won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on May 5, it seemed like an obvious choice. Everett’s subversive reimagining of the 1884 Mark Twain classic, Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, had already landed critical acclaim and a string of literary honours, including the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize in the United States. But it turns out that James was not the top pick among the Pulitzer’s five fiction jury members.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Alexandra Alter

In an unusual but not unprecedented move, the prize board chose a fourth option after it couldn't agree on the three less-heralded finalists. When Percival Everett's novel "James" won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on Monday, it seemed like an obvious choice. Everett's subversive reimagining of "Huckleberry Finn" had already landed critical acclaim and a string of literary honors, including the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize.

1 week ago | go.rutgers.edu | Gregory Cowles |Alexandra Alter |Joumana Khatib

Books|Pulitzer Prizes 2025: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalistshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/books/pulitzer-prizes-books-winners-finalists.html“James,” by Percival Everett won the fiction prize, and Jason Roberts received the biography prize for “Every Living Thing.”May 5, 2025Nineteen books were recognized as winners or finalists for the Pulitzer Prize on Monday, in the categories of memoir, poetry, general nonfiction, fiction, biography and history, which had two winners.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Alexandra Alter

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