Mark Twain

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910) was an American writer, humorist, and satirist, best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which are considered classics of American literature. Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, he grew up in Hannibal, a small town on the Mississippi River that inspired the setting of his works. After his father's death in 1847, Twain left school and worked as a printer's assistant, which introduced him to journalism.

In 1857, he became a pilot on Mississippi steamboats, and the pseudonym "Mark Twain" ("two fathom mark") comes from river terminology. During the Civil War, he briefly served in the Confederate militia, but devoted himself to writing. His first successful novel, the short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1865), brought him fame. Works such as The Innocents Abroad (1869) and Life on the Mississippi (1883) blend travelogue, humor, and social criticism. Huckleberry Finn explores themes of slavery, morality, and freedom through the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave, Jim. Twain's sharp humor and satire, such as that in A Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), mock social norms.

Despite his literary success, he faced financial problems due to bad investments. He lectured around the world and wrote for the rest of his life. He died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut.


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Pustolovine Toma Sawyera

Pustolovine Toma Sawyera

Mark Twain

Mark Twains Roman „Die Abenteuer des Tom Sawyer“ ist der erste wirklich realistische Kinderroman nicht nur in der amerikanischen, sondern auch in der weltweiten Kinderliteratur. Die Jugendbibliothek bringt das Buch in einer hervorragenden Übersetzung von

Grafički zavod Hrvatske (GZH), 1986.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
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Pustolovine Toma Sawyera

Pustolovine Toma Sawyera

Mark Twain

Die Abenteuer des Tom Sawyer sind der erste wirklich realistische Kinderroman, nicht nur in der amerikanischen, sondern auch in der weltweiten Kinderliteratur. Twains berühmtestes Werk und ein beliebtes Kinderbuch, in dem der Autor seine Kindheitserlebnis

Nakladni zavod Hrvatske, 1947.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
16.32
Pustolovine Toma Sojera

Pustolovine Toma Sojera

Mark Twain

Ein Roman voller Action, Spiel, Humor, Fantasie und sogar Liebeshandlungen, ein Werk, das junge Leser auf der ganzen Welt anzieht.

Branko Đonović, 1963.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.86 - 4.88
Šaljive priče Marka Twaina i drugih američkih humorista

Šaljive priče Marka Twaina i drugih američkih humorista

Mark Twain
Naklada Danice, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
14.26
Sedam godina pustolovina 2. dio

Sedam godina pustolovina 2. dio

Mark Twain
Matica hrvatska, 1964.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.98
Tom Sojer

Tom Sojer

Mark Twain, Paula Župan Jazbec

Priča je poznata po svom humoru, živopisnim likovima i nostalgičnom prikazu djetinjstva.

Jugoreklam, 1982.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.26
Tom Sojer traži zakopano blago

Tom Sojer traži zakopano blago

Mark Twain
Jugoreklam, 1979.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.98