Mark Twain Ron Chernow Allen Lane Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Essays And Literary Reference

The Complex And Fascinating Life Of Mark Twain As Told By A Pulitzer Prizewinning Biographerborn In 1835 Man Who Would Become America’s First Most Influen­tial Literary Celebrity Spent His Childhood Dreaming Piloting Steamboats On Mississippi But When Civil War Interrupted Career River Young Went West Accepted Job At Local Newspaper Writing Dis­patches That Attracted Attention For Their Brashness Humour It Wasn’t Long Until Former Steamboat Pilot From Missouri Was Recognized Across Country Brilliance This Rich Nuanced Portrait Ron Chernow Brings Powers To Bear Shamelessly Sought Fame Fortune Crafted Persona With Meticulous Care After Establishing Himself Jour­nalist Satirist Performer Family Write Adventures Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn He Threw Into Epicentre American Culture Emerging Nation’s Notable Political Pundit Only White Author Generation Grapple So Fully Legacy Slavery Same Time Madcap Business Ventures Eventually Bankrupted Him Led Nine Years Exile Between London France Germany Italy During Lost Wife Two Daughters – Last Stage Marked Heartache Politi­cal Crusades Eccentric Behaviour Sometimes Obscured Darker Forces Play Drawing Twain’s Bountiful Archives Includ­ing Thousands Letters Hundreds Unpublished Manuscripts Here Captures Magnificent Often Maddening One Original Characters History Reminding Us Why Continues Be Read Debated Quoted Over Hundred Passing Σελίδες: 1200 Διαστάσεις: 16 2X16 2Cm