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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and race in America

by Jesse Jarnow

Huckleberry Finn (Fictitious character)Race relationsHistory and criticismSatirePolitical and social viewsAmerican SatireRace relations in literatureRace in literature

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn, which was published in the late nineteenth century and has been banned frequently since then for his use of racial epithets or simply for being coarse.

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Book data: Open Library