如果你只知道馬克．吐溫是《湯姆歷險記》的作者，而不知道馬克，吐溫並不是馬克．吐溫的真名，那你一定要讀這本敘述馬克．吐溫一生的Who Was Mark Twain。 馬克．吐溫一生的經歷總是讓後人津津樂道，他出生和過世的年份都恰巧碰上哈雷彗星造訪地球的七十五年週期，是巧合？還是暗示著一個偉人的誕生及殞落呢？ 這本Who Was Mark Twain 帶領小朋友一同認識這位美國20世紀的幽默大師，讓小朋友了解是什麼造就了這位暢銷作家，以及他如何面對人生中不可避免的挫折與失敗。在書中每章節的開頭，作者都會引用一段馬克．吐溫的名言，既幽默又深植人心。小朋友，也許在看完這本書之後，你也能說出這樣既風趣又富深義的話喔﹗
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography.