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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sam Clemens the Missourian : early acquaintances with "Chinamen" -- From the Mississippi to the big sea : voyages across the Pacific -- Mark Twain the Chinese Boxer : reflections & reformation of a red-hot anti-imperialist -- Lighting out for the Chinese territory : Mark Twain's posthumous journey across China -- Translation, appropriation & continuation : Huck Finn's Chinese adventures in the late 20th century & beyond. |
| Summary |
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) has had an intriguing relationship with China that is not as widely known as it should be. Although he never visited the country, he played a significant role in speaking for the Chinese people both at home and abroad. After his death, his Chinese adventures did not come to an end, for his body of works continued to travel through China in translation throughout the twentieth century. Were Twain alive today, he would be elated to know that he is widely studied and admired there, and that Adventures of Huckleberry Finn alone has gone through no l. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Knowledge and learning -- Chinese Americans.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. |
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Chinese Americans. |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Appreciation -- China.
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China. |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Influence.
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Chinese Americans in literature.
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Chinese Americans in literature. |
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Race relations in literature.
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Race relations in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lai-Henderson, Selina, author. Mark Twain in China 9780804789646 (DLC) 2014042785 (OCoLC)894746188 |
| ISBN |
9780804794756 electronic book |
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0804794758 electronic book |
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9780804789646 |
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0804789649 |
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