Reviews"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn . It's the best book we've had." --Ernest Hemingway, "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn . It's the best book we've had." --Ernest Hemingway From the Hardcover edition., "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain calledHuckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had." --Ernest Hemingway From the Hardcover edition.
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SynopsisHilariously picaresque, epic in scope, alive with the poetry and vigor of the American people, Mark Twain's story about a young boy and his journey down the Mississippi was the first great novel to speak in a truly American voice. Influencing subsequent generations of writers -- from Sherwood Anderson to Twain's fellow Missourian, T.S. Eliot, from Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner to J.D. Salinger -- Huckleberry Finn , like the river which flows through its pages, is one of the great sources which nourished and still nourishes the literature of America., Hilariously picaresque, epic in scope, alive withthe poetry and vigor of the American people, MarkTwain's story about a young boy and his journeydown the Mississippi was the first great novel tospeak in a truly American voice. Influencingsubsequent generations of writers -- from SherwoodAnderson to Twain's fellow Missourian,T.S. Eliot, from Ernest Hemingway and WilliamFaulkner to J.D. Salinger -- Huckleberry Finn , like the riverwhich flows through its pages, is one of the greatsources which nourished and still nourishes theliterature of America.