The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Twain, Mark

ISBN 10: 014310733X / ISBN 13: 9780143107330

Edité par Penguin Classics, 2014

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Synopsis :

The exploits of Tom Sawyer, a consummate prankster with a quick wit, captivate children of all ages. Yet through the novel's humorous escapades, from the episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, Mark Twain explores deeper themes within the adult world Tom will one day join. These include the baser human instincts of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery.

This edition features a new introduction and notes by leading Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen.

À propos de l'auteur: Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, Mark Twain spent his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, which forms the setting for his two greatest works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Trying his hand at printing, typesetting and then gold-mining, the former steam-boat pilot eventually found his calling in journalism and travel writing. Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner, Twain died in 1910 after a colourful life of travelling, bankruptcy and great literary success.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Éditeur : Penguin Classics
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket