The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer's latest book delves into the life, complexities and sardonic humor of a man who ...

It's been 100 years since Mark Twain died, after declaring, "If I cannot swear in heaven I shall not stay there." ...

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the biography stand ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow chronicles the life of one of the nation's most beloved humorists and writers in “Mark Twain.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that the ...

Overall, Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is less a literary biography than a deep dive into “the most original character in American history.” Born in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who adopted ...

Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the biography stand out, as does his ability to simultaneously explore the historical and literary context of Twain ...

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the ...

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the ...