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Mark Twain

Huckleberry Finn; Tom Sawyer; "Father of American Literature"

Born 1835 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 1876

πŸ“œ Known For

1

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn β€” Hemingway called it the source of all modern American literature

2

Tom Sawyer β€” defined American childhood

3

Sharply satirised slavery, racism, social hypocrisy and imperialism

"Father of American literature" β€” Hemingway

Quick Facts

Category

πŸ“œ Literature

Country

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA

Born

1835

Key Year

1876

Achievement

Huckleberry Finn; Tom Sawyer; "Father of American Literature"

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