Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature." (via Wikipedia)

About Mark Twain

Genre: Fiction, historical fiction, children's literature, non-fiction, travel literature, satire, essay, philosophical literature, social commentary, literary criticism

Place of Death: Redding, Connecticut

Occupation: Writer, lecturer

Name: Twain, Mark
Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Nationality: American

Influenced: Kurt Vonnegut, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, H. L. Mencken, Hunter S. Thompson, Hal Holbrook, Jimmy Buffett, Ron Powers, Ralph Ellison, Ken Kesey, Robert A. Heinlein

Birthplace: Florida, Missouri, United States
Florida, Missouri

Known for: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Also Known As: Mark Twain

Birth Date: Nov 30, 1835

Influenced By: Artemus Ward, Charles Dickens, Thomas Paine, Robert Henry Newell, Josh Billings, Alexander Carlyle, Pliny, Herodotus, Plutarch, William Dean Howells, Robert Browning

Death Date: Apr 21, 1910