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All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway wrote in 1935. Twain’s masterpiece, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” ...
At past shows of his, Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, Woody Harrelson and Judd Apatow have all dropped by to join in on ...
Former Hammer Museum director and current director emeritus, Ann Philbin, has been named the new Getty Prize winner. She is donating the accompanying $500,000 grant to National Public Radio.
Percival Everett's retelling of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a nominee for the 20th Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
An epic new biography of Samuel Clemens confirms the Missourian’s literary mastery but contends that the most important character he ever created was his own. At this moment of deep political ...
Conan O’Brien accepted the award for lifetime achievement in comedy Sunday night, making him the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize.
O’Brien, 61, was named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize in mid-January, about three weeks before President Donald Trump upended the Kennedy Center by ousting longtime president Deborah ...