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
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.
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.
Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna
Radnja ovog avanturističkog romana odvija se na američkoj reci Misisipi i njenim obalama u vreme kada su ovom ogromnom rekom plovili parobrodi, tokom autorovog detinjstva.
Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna
Radnja romana odvija se na američkoj reci Misisipi i njenim obalama, a glavni junaci su dečak Hak Fin i odbegli rob, crni Džim, koji zajedno plove rekom na splavu.
Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna (druga Toma Sawyera)
Radnja ovog avanturističkog romana odvija se na američkoj reci Misisipi i njenim obalama u vreme kada su tim prostranim rečnim tokom plovili parobrodi, u detinjstvu samog autora.
Pustolovine Toma Sawyera
A novel full of action, play, humor, imagination and even love plots, it is a work that attracts young readers all over the world.
Pustolovine Toma Sawyera
Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is the first real realistic children's novel not only in American but also in world children's literature. The youth library brings the book in an outstanding translation by Ivan Kušan and with illustratio