| The American Claimant Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542328551 ISBN-13: 9781542328555 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The American Claimant is a comedy of mistaken identities and multiple role switches--fertile and familiar Mark Twain territory. Its cast of characters include an American enamored of British hereditary aristocracy and a British earl entranced by American democracy. The central character, Colonel Mulberry Sellers, is an irrepressible, buoyant mad scientist, Mason writes, "brimming with harebrained ideas. Nothing is impossible for him.... He's totally loopy." His voluble wackiness leaves the reader reeling in the wake of inventions that prefigure DNA cloning, fax machines, and photocopiers. Twain uses this over-the-top comic frame to explore some serious issues as well--such as the construction of self and identity, the role of the press in society, and the moral and social questions raised by capitalism and industrialization in the United States. A unique melange of science fiction and fantasy, romance, farce, and political satire, Twain's least-known comic novel is both thought-provoking and entertaining. |
