Italian Without a Master

by Mark Twain

One of the greatest writers ever not only in America, but in the world. Books like Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and A connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court have been loved and read by millions around the world.

Genres: Short Stories

28 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2012

About the author

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

Reviews

[Rabab Boulaich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Brilliant Piece of Literature...! A book can be concluded as: "It is one of smallest books in the world, but few big books have received such wide attention, and been so much pondered by the grave and learnt, and so much discussed and written about by the thoughtful, the thoughtless, the wise, and the foolish." (Twain 2018)

[April Helms · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who knows a smattering of Italian (not fluent by any means), this short essay is both hilarious and spot-on. Here, the narrator (presumably Twain) explains how he manages to translate an Italian newspaper without a dictionary and without knowing much Italian. His translations are usually hilariously off. I have to think this is a commentary about American behavior abroad.

[Larena · Rating 2 out of 5]

PG: PARENTAL ADVISORY: Conflict and Aggression are limited or moderate. May contain mild profanity suggestive language and brief scenes of nudity.

EX: Expert: College Vocabulary

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[Forked Radish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hilarious?