The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -

Mark Twain

Penguin Classics

2002

368 páginas

12h 16m

ISBN-10: 0142437174

"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Hucklberry Finn." (Ernest Heminway)

Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley—a sequel to Tom Sawyer—the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of Huck's and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that can be enjoyed at many levels: as an incomparable adventure story and as a classic of American humor. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by John Seelye, author of The True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and explanatory notes by Guy Cardwell.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Resenhas (28)

4 (Muito bom)

"you don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sayer, but that ain't no matter"

O que eu mais gostei:
1) É interessante como ele coloca Huck, uma criança tentando lidar com dilemas um pouco adultos na vida, no decorrer das aventuras ao lado de Jim, um escravo fugitivo. Um desses dilemas é o medo de roubarem Jim, que ele considera como um amigo, e se deve protegê-lo ou não. O que diriam as autoridades na época sobre defender um escravo e "conceder" sua liberdade sem o consentimento de seu legítimo dono?

2) Os diálogos dele com o Jim sobre Maria Antonieta e Luís XVI são muito bons.

3) E a dificuldade para ele orar, as palavras não vinham, pois não se ora uma mentira, rs.

4) O dialeto (que eu quebrei a cabeça) é o mais difícil do livro, a grafia é bastante diferente um Old English do final do século XIX. Mas é bom para se aprofundar.