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
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.
Lov na dvoličnu puru
„Die Jagd nach der zweigesichtigen Gans“ ist eine humorvolle Geschichte von Mark Twain, in der der Autor die menschliche Gier, Leichtgläubigkeit und die Neigung zur Übertreibung anhand komischer Situationen darstellt.
Naivčine na putovanju, ili Novo hodočašće I-II
Twains „Naives on the Road, or The New Pilgrimage“ ist ein humorvoller und pointierter Reisebericht über amerikanische Reisende in Europa und im Heiligen Land, der viel Satire, Beobachtung und Spott über Touristenklischees enthält.
Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna
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Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna
Huck Finn entflieht seinem grausamen Vater und der Zivilisation und segelt mit dem Sklaven Jim auf einem Floß den Mississippi hinab. Auf seinen Abenteuern entdeckt er die Freiheit, die Freundschaft und den Rassismus des amerikanischen Südens. Ein Klassike
Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna (druga Toma Sawyera)
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Pustolovine Toma Sawyera
Klasik Marka Tvena, smešten u mali gradić u Misuriju, Sankt Peterburg, krajem 19. veka. Kroz oči nestašnog dečaka Toma Sojera, Tven maštovito prikazuje detinjstvo, slobodu i avanture duž reke Misisipi.