Life on the mississippi

À propos

In 1882 Mark Twain returned to the river of his childhood, determined to write the definitive travel book on the Mississippi. Life on the Mississippi is no ordinary guided tour, for every page is expressive of the structure, style and high humour that is the very essence of Twain the writer. Spiced with Twain's pungent observations and commentaries on the culture and society of the great river valley, the book is a wonderful collection of lively anecdotes, tall tales and character sketches; historical facts and information; and reminiscences of the author's boyhood and experiences as a steamboat pilot. Life on the Mississippi , in its composition and substance, is intricately related to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . In his introduction, James M. Cox suggests that in writing this travelogue Twain discovered the truths that form the heart of the odyssey depicted in his masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.


  • Auteur(s)

    Mark Twain

  • Éditeur

    Adult Pbs

  • Distributeur

    Side

  • Date de parution

    01/11/1990

  • EAN

    9780140390506

  • Disponibilité

    Épuisé

  • Longueur

    19.6 cm

  • Largeur

    13.3 cm

  • Épaisseur

    2.6 cm

  • Poids

    326 g

  • Support principal

    Grand format

Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) est considéré comme l'un des auteurs les plus importants de l'histoire littéraire américaine. Pionnier d'une écriture « spontanée » ; il a introduit le langage parlé dans l'écrit.
Les deux romans qui l'ont rendu célèbre ; Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer (1876) puis Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn (1884) ; ont exercé une influence considérable ainsi résumée par Hemingway : « Toute la littérature moderne américaine est issue d'un livre de Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn. Avant, il n'y avait rien. Depuis, on n'a rien fait d'aussi bien. »

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