Mark Twain

Charming, sympathetic, yet judicious … this is a model biography, one of the finest of recent years. Chernow’s gift for fluency, rivalling Twain’s, unstrenuously carries you along, parading before us the many lives of Mark Twain. – Pratinav Anil * The Times *…an admirably animated, readable account of one of the modern world’s first celebrities. Somewhere deep inside it, almost hidden, glows the energy and humour of Twain’s very American prose.” – John Mullan * Guardian *The complex life of Mark Twain is told expertly in Pulitzer winner Ron Chernow’s comprehensive biography … Chernow offers a balanced, insightful view of the whole Twain package. – Mark Chilton * Independent *Bestseller Chernow again proves himself among his generation’s finest biographers with this magisterial account of the life of Mark Twain… Chernow’s razor-sharp portrait offers nuanced explorations of Twain’s many contradictions… Amply justifying the considerable page count, this stands as the new definitive biography of the revered author * Publishers’ Weekly *

Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Chernow, best known for his authoritative works on suchpolitical figures as Hamilton, Washington, and Grant, here examines the life of one of our mostcelebrated literary figures with equally remarkable results … Chernow is an exceptional portraitist, adding depth and shadow to bring his subject fully to life. The impeccable research blends seamlessly into a narrative that examines Twain in all his guises: devoted family man, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, and inventor. Like hissubject, Chernow has a keen ear for the perfect quote, insult, and witty rejoinder. This monumental achievement will stand as the definitive life of Mark Twain

Ron Chernow is the bestselling and prize-winning author of seven previous books and the recipient of the 2015 National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award, Washington- A Life won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Alexander Hamilton-the inspiration for the Broadway musical-won the George Washington Book Prize. He has twice been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and is one of only three living biographers to have won the Gold Medal for Biography of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.