Lost Twain: A Novel of Hawai'i

In 1866, Samuel L. Clemens was "lost" in Hawai'i. On assignment to the Sandwich Islands, the journalist who would become Mark Twain suddenly stopped writing and disappeared. What was he doing on Maui during those six weeks? Emily Witt, English professor from Buffalo, NY, discovers a notebook Clemens may have left behind. Clemens's and the professor's voices pulse against the rhythm of Hawai'i then and now. In alternating narratives of Emily's journey and Clemens's missing weeks, "Lost Twain" explores the lure of 'going native' and 'the view from the shore, ' how Hawaiians embrace outsiders - or don't.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 11/04/2011
ISBN: 9781432781804
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.49d