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Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins - (Modern Library Classics) by Mark Twain (Paperback)

Name: Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins - (Modern Library Classics) by Mark Twain (Paperback)
Brand: Random House Group
SKU: 1003465363
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Featuring the brilliantly drawn Roxanna, a mulatto slave who suffers dire consequences after switching her infant son with her master's baby, and the clever Pudd'nhead Wilson, an ostracized small-town lawyer, Twain's darkly comic masterpiece is a provocative exploration of slavery and miscegenation.
About the Author: Ron Powers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and native of Hannibal, Missouri, has written twelve books, including Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain.
288 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
Series Name: Modern Library Classics

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Featuring the brilliantly drawn Roxanna, a mulatto slave who suffers dire consequences after switching her infant son with her master's baby, and the clever Pudd'nhead Wilson, an ostracized small-town lawyer, Twain's darkly comic masterpiece is a provocative exploration of slavery and miscegenation. Leslie A. Fiedler described the novel as "half melodramatic detective story, half bleak tragedy," noting that "morally, it is one of the most honest books in our literature." Those Extraordinary Twins, the slapstick story that evolved into Pudd'nhead Wilson, provides a fascinating view of the author's process.

The text for this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the 1894 first American edition.

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"Mark Twain, in his presentation of Negroes as human beings, stands head and shoulders above the other Southern writers of his times."--Langston Hughes

About the Author

Ron Powers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and native of Hannibal, Missouri, has written twelve books, including Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x .65 Inches (D)

Weight: .47 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 288

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Classics

Series Title: Modern Library Classics

Publisher: Random House Group

Format: Paperback

Author: Mark Twain

Language: English

Street Date: October 8, 2002

TCIN: 1003465363

UPC: 9780812966220

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-8614

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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