The Singular Mark Twain
Download or Read eBook The Singular Mark Twain PDF written by Fred Kaplan and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Fred Kaplan |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 770 |
Release | : 2010-04-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307874597 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307874591 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Singular Mark Twain by : Fred Kaplan
Book excerpt: In this magisterial full-scale biography of America’s greatest storyteller and satirist, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Fred Kaplan refashions our image of Mark Twain and etches a vibrant portrait of a singular personality who created some of the most memorable literary characters of our culture. He coined the phrase “the Gilded Age,” spoke out vigorously against racism and imperialism, and in his multifaceted singularity as writer, businessman, polemicist, investor, inventor, and self-promoter became the most widely extolled and most dominant icon of American literature. As Kaplan writes, “There has been no one like him since.”