Percival Everett Wins 2024 National Book Award for Fiction
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Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction with his novel "James," a reimagining of "Huckleberry Finn" focusing on the character Jim. The awards ceremony also highlighted calls for peace in the Middle East, with winners like Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and Shifa Saltagi Safadi addressing issues of Palestinian rights and Islamophobia. Other winners included Jason De León for nonfiction and Yáng Shuāng-zǐ for translated literature. Barbara Kingsolver received the distinguished contribution to American letters award.
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