"This collection opens with pages of pithy tributesa preamble to a full course of essays, letters, and stories about Mark Twain, along with rarely seen pencil sketches and drawings of him. Fishkin (director, American studies, Stanford Univ.; "Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture"), a prominent Twain scholar, gathers a surprising number of eclectic voices from around the world16 pieces are previously untranslated and resonant of his influence over more than a century. The anthology hosts a conversation among expected and unexpected notables: Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe tells of his intrigue with Huck Finn during the time when America and Japan were at war; Grant Wood, painter of "American Gothic", recalls his consequential boyhood reading of "Huckleberry Finn"; and Hal Holbrook describes his research as he prepared for his one-man show, "Mark Twain Tonight!" Entries are ordered chronologically; each introduces the writer with a short, enjoyable backstory about the piece. With a source listing and index to works. VERDICT This is an affordable, richly distinct, and essential anthology for all American literature collections." (Library Journal) Check Our Catalog
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