James Moser Benjamin the brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada investigates

the brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada investigates

Connected by a theme of escapism

its complex portrait of grief

at once whimsical and harrowing

James Moser Benjamin the brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada investigatesWhen the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jacksons Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town. So begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James