Mark Twain

Those Extraordinary Twins

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Produktbeschreibung

Twain originally envisioned the characters of Luigi and Angelo Twain originally envisioned the characters of Luigi and Angelo Capello as conjoined twins, modeled after the late-19th century Italian conjoined twins Giovanni and Giacomo Tocci. He planned for them to be the central characters of a novel to be titled Those Extraordinary Twins. During the writing process, however, Twain realized that secondary characters such as Pudd'nhead Wilson, Roxy, and Tom Driscoll were taking a more central role in the story. More importantly, he found that the serious tone of the story of Roxy and Tom clashed unpleasantly as conjoined twins, modeled after the late-19th century Italian conjoined twins Giovanni and Giacomo Tocci. He planned for them to be the central characters of a novel to be titled Those Extraordinary Twins. During the writing process, however, Twain realized that secondary characters such as Pudd'nhead Wilson, Roxy, and Tom Driscoll were taking a more central role in the story. More importantly, he found that the serious tone of the story of Roxy and Tom clashed unpleasantly with the light tone of the twins' story. As he explains in the introduction to "Those Extraordinary Twins": The defect turned out to be the one already spoken of - two stories on one, a farce and a tragedy. So I pulled out the farce and left the tragedy. This left the original team in, but only as mere names, not as characters. The characters of Luigi and Angelo remain in Pudd'nhead Wilson, as twins with separate bodies. Twain was not thorough in his separation of the twins, and there are hints in the final version of their conjoined origin, such as the fact that they were their parents' "only child", they sleep together, they play piano together, and they had an early career as sideshow performers. "Those Extraordinary Twins" was published as a short story, with glosses inserted into the text where the narrative was either unfinished or would have duplicated parts of Pudd'nhead Wilson¿

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blurb, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 70
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 117g
• ISBN-13: 9780464073697
• ISBN-10: 0464073693
• Artikelnr.: 57376437

Autorenporträt

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. He grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which later served as the setting for two of his most famous novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Before becoming a writer, Twain worked as a printer, steamboat pilot, and miner, experiences that deeply influenced his later works. His first major success as a writer came with the humorous short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County in 1865.Twain's writing is celebrated for its sharp wit, social commentary, and keen observation of human nature. His works often critiqued the societal norms of his time, and his humor was both a tool for entertainment and a vehicle for serious reflection. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in particular, is hailed as one of the great American novels for its exploration of race and identity in the post-Civil War United States. Twain's ability to blend humor with serious social issues made him a unique voice in American literature.In addition to his literary achievements, Twain was also a sought-after public speaker known for his humor and insight. Despite earning considerable wealth from his writing, he faced financial difficulties later in life due to poor investments. Twain's legacy endures not only through his influential novels and essays but also through his contribution to shaping American literary realism. His life and work continue to be studied and celebrated for their impact on American culture and literature¿.