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Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins - (Modern Library Classics) by Mark Twain (Paperback)
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Highlights
- 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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Book Synopsis
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.Review Quotes
"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.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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