{"product_id":"puddnhead-wilson-and-those-extraordinary-twins-the-penguin-english-library","title":"Puddnhead Wilson : And, Those Extraordinary Twins (The Penguin English Library)","description":"Written as a sharp social commentary, Mark Twain’s scathing novel of mistaken identity and racial inequality remains strikingly relevant today—with an introduction by Langston Hughes.\n\nAt the beginning of Pudd’nhead Wilson a young enslaved woman, fearing for her infant son’s life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master’s. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining and funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd’nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes.\n\nWritten in 1894, Pudd’nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, with suspense, and with pointed irony: a gem among the author’s later works.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0140430407\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0140430407.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Twain, Mark|Bradbury, Malcolm\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41623884431418,"sku":"DBV.0140430407.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0140430407-0.jpg?v=1788058160","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/puddnhead-wilson-and-those-extraordinary-twins-the-penguin-english-library","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}