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.
Naslovi u ponudi
Dnevnik Adama i Eve i druge pripovijetke
Das Tagebuch von Adam und Eva und andere Geschichten vereint Twains kurze Prosatexte, in denen Humor, Ironie und Satire mit Reflexionen über Liebe, menschliche Natur, Gesellschaft und alltägliche Schwächen verbunden sind.
Doživljaji Haklberi Fina
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an adventurous, satirical novel that follows the adventures of the boy Huckleberry Finn during his journey down the Mississippi River.
Doživljaji Haklberi Fina
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an adventurous, satirical novel that follows the adventures of the boy Huckleberry Finn during his journey down the Mississippi River.
Doživljaji Huckleberry Finna
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an adventure, satirical novel that follows the adventures of the boy Huckleberry Finn during his journey down the Mississippi River.
Kraljević i prosjak
Ein historischer Kinderroman, der im England des 16. Jahrhunderts spielt, während der Herrschaft des englischen Königs Heinrich VIII. und der Beginn der Herrschaft seines Sohnes Eduard VI.
Kraljević i prosjak
„Der König und der Bettler“ ist zweifellos einer der schönsten historischen Kinderromane.
Kraljević i prosjak
Ein historischer Kinderroman, der im England des 16. Jahrhunderts spielt, während der Herrschaft von König Heinrich VIII. von England und zu Beginn der Herrschaft seines Sohnes Eduard VI.