Twain is fondly remembered in Mauritius. It has been suggested that there should be a statute commemorating his visit like there is in Sydney. Can anyone suggest a sculptor? Don On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 3:36 PM Ladd, Barbara <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Matt, I think you've convinced me to teach Twain and Everett together next > fall. Great review—not least for all the information about catfishing! > Thanks. > > Barbara Ladd > ________________________________ > From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Matthew Seybold < > [log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 1:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [External] Percival Everett's James > > The *Cleveland Review of Books *asked me to review Percival Everett's new > adaptation of *Huckleberry Finn*. I specifically tried to address Everett's > novel from the perspective of a Twain scholar, although obviously the book > invites numerous other modes of interpretation. > > FWIW, I think the novel is a triumph and I hope that it's popularity will > be very good for Twain Studies. Everett is clearly a very serious reader > and admirer of Twain. > > > https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/percival-everett-james > <https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/percival-everett-james> > > *Matt Seybold, PhD* > Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies > Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies > Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org > Host, The American Vandal Podcast > < > https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/ > <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/>> > > Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall > [log in to unmask] > MattSeybold.com > < > https://www.elmira.edu/ > <https://www.elmira.edu/>> >