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American History and Fiction as Seen Through Percival Everett's James
Activities - Adults 55+ / Thompson Park Activity Center WSP / Lifelong Learning -
Adult 55+ Sept 24-Aug 25
Join historian Peter Rachleff to read and discuss the 2024 National Book Award-winning novel, James. This retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is from the perspective of the enslaved man “Jim”, who accompanies Huck down the Mississippi River. Everett invites us (or challenges us?) to consider American history and American fiction from a point of view unfamiliar to most of us. Many of us grew up reading Huckleberry Finn and can now consider how it might have shaped our views of American history - and to discuss how James offers new insights.
Instructor: Peter Rachleff, Professor Emeritus Macalester College
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District 197 - 197 Thompson Park Activity Center : 197 Thompson Park Activity Center
Thursdays, Jul 10 - Jul 31
9:00 - 10:00 AM
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4 sessions
