A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

EAN : 9791043139994

TWAIN MARK

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EAN : 9791043139994

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Résumé : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is one of Mark Twain's most enduring novels. During a stay at a modern-day English castle, the narrator meets a mysterious stranger. The stranger, Hank Morgan, is an engineer from Connecticut, and proceeds to weave a satirical, biting, and hilarious tale of how he traveled back in time to find himself in the court of the legendary King Arthur. There he uses his modern-day knowledge to convince the locals that he's a powerful magician. As the book progresses, Hank modernizes—and Americanizes—the lives of the locals.Twain's talent for humor and satire are on full display in Yankee, and he doesn't waste the opportunity to use Hank as a mouthpiece for his views on things like politics, capitalism, and justice. Many consider it to be his best work.
Biographie : Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884).