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Pudd'nhead Wilson
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- Nombre de pages176
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-93-80959-36-8
- EAN9789380959368
- Date de parution06/02/2026
- Protection num.Digital Watermarking
- Taille539 Ko
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurCLXBX
Résumé
"Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Mark Twain is a bold, darkly comic novel that blends satire, mystery, and social critique into one of the author's most provocative works. Set in a small Missouri town along the Mississippi River, the story explores identity, race, and morality in pre-Civil War America through a gripping and unconventional narrative.
The novel centers on David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, a sharp-minded lawyer whose reputation is ruined early in life after a misunderstood remark leads the townspeople to dismiss him as a fool.
Living on the margins of society, Wilson spends his time collecting fingerprints-an unusual hobby that later proves crucial to unraveling a shocking crime. Running parallel to Wilson's story is the powerful and unsettling tale of two boys-one born enslaved and the other born free-who are secretly switched at birth by a desperate mother. As they grow up, the consequences of this deception expose the absurdity and cruelty of racial classifications and social hierarchies.
Twain uses this dramatic premise to challenge the idea that race determines character, intelligence, or worth. Part courtroom drama, part social satire, Pudd'nhead Wilson examines how prejudice, hypocrisy, and rigid social norms distort justice and human relationships. Twain's use of fingerprint evidence-one of the earliest appearances of forensic science in fiction-adds a surprising modern element to the story. Serious, unsettling, and often ironic, Pudd'nhead Wilson stands apart from Twain's more lighthearted novels, revealing his willingness to confront the moral failures of American society.
It is an essential read for lovers of classic literature, social commentary, and thought-provoking fiction that remains strikingly relevant today.
Living on the margins of society, Wilson spends his time collecting fingerprints-an unusual hobby that later proves crucial to unraveling a shocking crime. Running parallel to Wilson's story is the powerful and unsettling tale of two boys-one born enslaved and the other born free-who are secretly switched at birth by a desperate mother. As they grow up, the consequences of this deception expose the absurdity and cruelty of racial classifications and social hierarchies.
Twain uses this dramatic premise to challenge the idea that race determines character, intelligence, or worth. Part courtroom drama, part social satire, Pudd'nhead Wilson examines how prejudice, hypocrisy, and rigid social norms distort justice and human relationships. Twain's use of fingerprint evidence-one of the earliest appearances of forensic science in fiction-adds a surprising modern element to the story. Serious, unsettling, and often ironic, Pudd'nhead Wilson stands apart from Twain's more lighthearted novels, revealing his willingness to confront the moral failures of American society.
It is an essential read for lovers of classic literature, social commentary, and thought-provoking fiction that remains strikingly relevant today.
