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Jon Clinch takes us on a journey into the history and heart of one of American literature's most brutal and mysterious figures: Huckleberry Finn's father. The result is a deeply original tour de force that springs from Twain's classic novel but takes on a fully realized life of its own.
What book(s) are you excited to read in 2025?
...t year and hit all of the Mark Twain/Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer related sites. I'm thinking that will make "Huck" and "James" even more vivid. Want to read Finn by Jon Clinch, also.
-Lana_Maskus
Starred Review. If Clinch's debut falls short of Twain's achievement, it does further Twain's fiction." - PW.
"Every fan of Twain's masterpiece will want to read this inspired spin-off, which could become an unofficial companion volume. Highly recommended." - Library Journal.
"Despite needlessly confusing chronology, a memorable debut, likely to make waves." - Kirkus.
"This is a bold debut that takes a few tentative steps in tandem with the familiar Twain, but then veers off dexterously down a much more insidious, harrowing path." - Booklist.
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Jon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels Finn, Kings of the Earth, The Thief of Auschwitz, Belzoni Dreams of Egypt, Marley, and The General and Julia. A native of upstate New York, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
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