PUDD`NHEAD WILSON
Mark Twain takes a hard look at the consequences of slavery in America in this classic satire. Set in a town on the Mississippi during the pre-Civil War era, Pudd'nhead Wilson tackles the seminal American issue of slavery in a tragicomedy of switched identities. What happens when a child born free and a child born a slave change places? The result is a biting social commentary with enduring relevance, and a good old-fashioned murder mystery. It also introduces one of Twain's favorite characters: Pudd'nhead Wilson, an intellectual with a penchant for amateur sleuthing. F.R. Leavis proclaimed this novel "the masterly work of a great writer." With an Introduction by Louis Budd.
Автор | Mark Twain |
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Страници | 176 |
Корица | мека |
Език | английски |
Година | 2007 |
Дата на получаване | 17.04.2021 г. |
Издателство | Signet |
ID на книга | 50323074 |
Поредица | Signet Classics |
ISBN | 9780451530745 |
Категории | Световна класика Книги на английски език Световна класика на английски език |
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