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Lädt ... The Autobiography of Mark Twain (Perennial Classics) (Original 1959; 2000. Auflage)von Mark Twain (Autor)
Werk-InformationenAutobiographie von Mark Twain (1959)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Sono partito molto carico, e Twain non mi ha deluso. Poi, nell'ordine (a) le digressioni economiche (b) la villa di Quarto e le sue funeste nostalgie (c) il fatto che e' uscita in questi giorni l'autobiografia *completa* con alcune parti qui non comprese (d) il fatto che anche l'ultima discendente di Twain sia scomparsa da questa terra 50 anni fa circa, con un cocktail di pillole ed alcool (e) alcuni passaggi sentimentali. Tutto cio', dicevo, ha appesantito la lettura, e me ne dispiaccio, perche' ho apprezzato la traduzione, gli argomenti, il narratore. Quest'ultimo, seppur prolisso, mi induce sempre un lieto e costante sorriso, indimenticabile. *** Aggiornamento 28/09/14 E poi oggi mi accorgo che in casa ho un'altra copia del libro, letto nell'aprile del 2000. This is a great time travel book, and by the end it is also one of the most heartfelt intimate memoirs I've read. It has an open direct intimate feel to it all through, like reading letters from an unselfconscious old friend. He seems to have written a few pages at a time as stories occurred to him, which makes it a good book for dipping into. I read it as a bedside book, and it always kept me awake a little too long. Stories about his youthful adventures with crazy friends and business partners;his fairly barbaric Tom Sawyer childhood with reflection on his character development as he aged; stories about his absolutely adored wife and 3 daughters; his intense guilt over the death of his baby son; transcribed comments on his personality from his young daughter who clearly took after him; Why I Loved Minstrel Shows (well, it's some insight); his adventures in publishing; his investments; and his final losses. The last piece was written four months before his death. I'd give this 4.5 stars if I could. Incredibly humorous and charming, as is natural of Twain. Very many interesting anecdotes about his life and encounters with the figures of his time. Many timeless observations throughout. Also a refreshing format for a biography, he just talks about whatever pleases him at the time. The only problem is for such an enormous book, I was expecting a lot more which was devoted to the actual autobiography. The scraps and notes are still worth looking at, though.
"Wry and cranky, droll and cantankerous — that’s the Mark Twain we think we know, thanks to reading “Huck Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” in high school. But in his unexpurgated autobiography, whose first volume is about to be published a century after his death, a very different Twain emerges, more pointedly political and willing to play the role of the angry prophet. " Ist gekürzt inHat als Erläuterung für Schüler oder StudentenPrestigeträchtige AuswahlenBemerkenswerte Listen
An autobiography in which American author Mark Twain, writing from his deathbed, tells the story of his life and experiences. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Not the best. I'll stick to his fiction. ( )