Tag: Award
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Jason De León, National Book Award winner, talks of human smuggling, immigration and the lives behind the stereotypes.
Anthropologist and author Jason De León said the problem with the topic of migration is that people “pedal these very simplistic stories — and it’s a very complex issue.” To examine the issue of human smuggling, De León spent seven years closely studying the lives of men dedicated to smuggle migrants from Central America and Mexico…
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Percival Everett’s ‘James’ wins National Book Award for fiction
Percival Everett’s new novel, “James,” a retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck’s enslaved companion, won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday. “James” flips the classic Mark Twain work on its head and explores how Huck’s companion, Jim, privately experienced the adventures, his thoughts about racism and the…