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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Kraljević i prosjak: Pripovijest za mladež svake dobi
A historical children's novel set in England, in the 16th century, during the reign of the English king Henry VIII. and the beginning of the reign of his son Edward VI.
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"The Hunt for the Two-Faced Goose" is a humorous story by Mark Twain in which the author depicts human greed, gullibility, and a tendency to exaggerate through comic situations.
Novinarstvo u Tennesseeju i druge priče
Novinarstvo u Tennesseeju i druge priče je izbor od 20 kratkih humorističko-satiričnih priča Marka Twaina. Knjiga obuhvaća najpoznatije Twainove kratke forme iz razdoblja 1865–1905. i jedan je od najcjelovitijih prijevoda Twainovih kratkih priča.
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Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna
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Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna (druga Toma Sawyera)
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Pustolovine Toma Sawyera
Roman prepun akcije, igre, humora, mašte pa čak i ljubavnih zapleta, djelo je koje privlači mlade čitatelje diljem svijeta.
Pustolovine Toma Sawyera
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