and
by
Mark Twain
Two
Classic boyhood adventure tales updated with new introductions by noted
Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen and a foreword by Azar Nafisi
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“All Modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called
Huckleberry Finn”
—Ernest Hemingway
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Never having been out of print, one would think that new editions of
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, would not be much of a reason to celebrate.
However, when R. Kent Rasmussen, Mark Twain scholar extraordinaire,
pens insightful new introductions to these two classics, we sit up and
take notice! And we’re extra excited to have a foreword for
Huck Finn by Azar Nafisi, whose new book The Republic of Imagination
examines Huck Finn as one of three books central to the American identity.
Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. By turns praised, derided, banned, and celebrated,
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain’s enduring masterpiece, an incomparable adventure story, and a classic work of American humor.
Few books have taken so deep and enduring a hold on the American imagination as
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. Younger readers delight in the sheer pleasure of following the
rollicking, mischievous adventures of Tom, a consummate prankster with a
quick
wit. Yet older readers recognize the somber undercurrents lurking
dangerously beneath the secure and wondrous world of boyhood. A classic
that has lost neither its popularity nor its capacity to delight,
Tom Sawyer is a treasure of American literature.
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About the Authors:
Mark Twain
(1835-1910) was born Samuel Langhorne
Clemens in Florida, Missouri. Starting out as a typesetter, he went on
to work as a steamboat pilot, prospector, and journalist before
publishing his first major book,
The Innocents Abroad.
R. Kent Rasmussen
is the author or editor of nine books on Mark Twain, including the award-winning
Mark Twain A to Z, as well as more than a dozen other books. He lives in Southern California.
Azar Nafisi is
the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, Things I’ve Been Silent About, and The Republic of Imagination. A passionate advocate of books and reading, she appears regularly on major media and speaks to
packed audiences around the world. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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This is a USA giveaway only.
One lucky winner will receive BOTH books.
Complete this form to enter the giveaway from October 28 until November 4.
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