The Trees by Percival Everett

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Percival Everett's The Trees is a powerful satire exploring themes of revenge and racial justice in America. This paperback edition presents a novel described by critics as both 'hilarious and horrifying' and 'in the great tradition of Swift'.

The narrative centers on a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When two detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they encounter resistance from local law enforcement and racist townsfolk. The mystery deepens with the appearance of a second corpse at each scene: a man resembling Emmett Till, lynched in the same town sixty-five years prior. As copycat killings spread, the investigation evolves into a profound journey into America’s violent past.

• Booker Prize Shortlisted novel
• Powerful satire on American racial justice and revenge
• Engaging narrative structure described as 'page-turning comic horror'
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• Author: Percival Everett
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: October 5, 2023
• Language: English
• Print Length: 352 pages
• ISBN-10: 1035036614
• ISBN-13: 978-1035036615
• Dimensions: 14.1 x 2.3 x 19.7 cm
• Weight: 1.05 kg (1050g)
• Reading Age: 18 years and up
• EAN: 9781035036615
• Release Date: 5 Oct 2023

Discover the Booker Prize-shortlisted work by Percival Everett, a significant contribution to satirical literature concerning American history and identity.