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Percival Everett
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Percival Everett

Percival Everett is an American writer, born on 22 December 1956 in Fort Gordon. Best-known works include Erasure, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, James and Dr. No. Honours include PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, Guggenheim Fellowship and National Book Award for Fiction.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Percival Everett, mostly historical fiction, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, first published in 2024.

Born 22 December 1956, Fort GordonFrom United States
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Our average4.5★from 1 rated
Our review
James cover
James2024 · ★ 4.5
GenresHistorical Fiction 1PublishersKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Awards & honours

8 recorded
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2025National Book Award for Fiction2024Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award2021PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award2018

Literary prizes

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025National Book Award for Fiction 2024Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award 2021PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award 2018Lucien Barrière Literary Award 2012PEN/Jean Stein Book Award

Book clubs & lists

Time 100 2025

Honours & fellowships

Guggenheim Fellowship 2015

Books

1 book
James cover
James2024 · ★ 4.5

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How many Percival Everett books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

We have reviewed 1 book by Percival Everett: James.

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