The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

作者 Mark Twain著
出版社 Random House
出版时间 1984年3月第1版
ISBN 9780553211955
定价 29.70

内容简介

Fordeftplotting,riotousinventiveness,unforgettablecharacters,andlanguagethatbrilliantlycapturesthelivelyrhythmsofAmericanspeech,noAmericanwritercomesclosetoMarkTwain.ThissparklinganthologycoverstheentirespanofTwain'sinimitableyarn-spinning,fromhisearlybroadcomedytothebitingsatireofhislateryears.Everyoneofhissixtystoriesishere:rangingfromthefrontierhumorof"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty,"tothebittervisionofhumankindin"TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg,"tothedelightfulhilarityof"IsHeLivingorIsHeDead?"SurgingwithTwain'sebullientwitandpenetratinginsightintothefolliesofhumannature,thisvolumeisavibrantsummationofthecareerof–inthewordsofH.L.Mencken–"thefatherofournationalliterature."

作者简介

MarkTwainwasbornSamuelLanghorneClemensin1835.Hegainednationalattentionasahumoristin1865withthepublicationof"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty,"butwasacknowledgedasagreatwriterbytheliteraryestablishmentwithTheAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn(1885).In1880,Twainbeganpromotingandfinancingtheill-fatedPaigetypesetter,aninventiondesignedtomaketheprintingprocessfullyautomatic.Attheheightofhisnaivelyoptimisticinvolvementinthetechnological"wonder"thatnearlydrovehimtobankruptcy,hepublishedhissatire,AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt(1889).Plaguedbypersonaltragedyandfinancialfailure,MarkTwainspentthelastyearsofhislifeingloomandexasperation,writingfablesabout"thedamnedhumanrace."