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
The Diary of Adam and Eve and Other Stories brings together Twain's short prose in which humor, irony, and satire combine with reflections on love, human nature, society, and everyday weaknesses.
Doživljaji Haklberi Fina
Avanture Haklberi Fina je avanturistički, satirični roman koji prati avanture dečaka Haklberi Fina tokom njegovog putovanja niz reku Misisipi.
Doživljaji Haklberi Fina
Doživljaji Huckleberryja Finna je pustolovni, satirični roman koji prati doživljaje dječaka Huckleberryja Finna za vrijeme njegovog putovanja rijekom Mississippi.
Doživljaji Huckleberry Finna
Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn ist ein satirischer Abenteuerroman, der die Erlebnisse des Jungen Huckleberry Finn während seiner Reise den Mississippi hinunter schildert.
Doživljaji Toma Sojera
Bezvremenski pustolovni klasik o dječaku Tomu Sawyeru, njegovim nestašlucima, odrastanju uz rijeku Mississippi te uzbudljivim avanturama i prijateljstvu s Huckleberryjem Finnom.
Kraljević i prosjak
Dječaci istoga izgleda, kraljević Edward Tudor i siromašni Tom Canty, zamijene odjeću i uloge. Život u tuđem svijetu otkriva im nepravdu, siromaštvo i odgovornost te mijenja njihov pogled na društvo.
Kraljević i prosjak
Povijesni dječji roman čija je radnja smještena u Engleskoj, u 16. stoljeću, u razdoblju vladavine engleskog kralja Henrika VIII. i početku kraljevanja njegova sina Edwarda VI.
