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Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
In this new account of a gifted, charismatic character, Kevin J. Hayes reviews Twain's life, from his early journalism to his masterpiece Huckleberry Finn , and from the travelogue Life on the Mississippi to his final work, the sprawling, episodic Mark Twain's Autobiography Mark Twain is a fresh, clear-sighted account of a crucial American writer.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, born on 30 November 1835 in Monroe County, Missouri, was never one to let the facts get in the way of a good story. A natural-born storyteller, Mark Twain freely adapted the incidents of his life and the stories he heard as a youth to embellish his fiction, as well as his travel writing and autobiography.
However, this presents a problem to the modern biographer: in accounts of Twain's life, how does one tell what is true, and what is just a colourful yarn?
In this new account of a gifted, charismatic character, Kevin J. Hayes reviews Twain's life, from his early journalism to his masterpiece Huckleberry Finn, and from the travelogue Life on the Mississippi to his final work, the sprawling, episodic Mark Twain's Autobiography and the public-speaking engagements that took him around the world.
Synthesizing new information and sifting through the evidence, Mark Twain is a fresh, clear-sighted account of a crucial American writer.
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Kevin J. Hayes offers a compelling and concise biography of the iconic author, enriched by his sophisticated prose that effectively captures both significant events in Clemens's life and the enduring impact of his work. His narrative is rapid yet thoughtful, occasionally spotlighting less-known aspects of Twain's humour, making the biography a valuable addition.
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ISBN: 9781780239743
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 July 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 35 illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 130.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 200
About the Author
A recipient of the George Washington Prize, Kevin J. Hayes lives and writes in Toledo, Ohio. He has published widely on American literature, history and culture, including Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain in Reaktion’s Critical Lives series.
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