Oft-irreverent Twain had a deep reverence for St. He was also close personal friends with Nikola Tesla and invented “sticky paste” in Tesla’s lab, a dry film on paper that became sticky when moistened. He was wildly successful over the course of his writing career, even starting his own publishing company for a short while as one of his many entrepreneurial endeavors. Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), which he adopted from his time as a riverboat pilot along the Mississippi River. In fact, he said of this book, the final full-length novel he wrote: “I like Joan of Arc best of all my books and it is the best I know it perfectly well.” Overall, this graphic novel will appeal to young adults, and would also be a good addition for school or public libraries.Mark Twain, beloved author, entrepreneur, and speaker, viewed Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc as the pinnacle of his writing career.
The illustrations themselves are competently executed and the production value is relatively high, though one could wish for a bit more vitality and detail in certain places. This is but one in a series of classics that Campfire has converted into graphic novels, with the stated goal of making literature “more approachable.” This novel will accomplish that for a younger demographic while still sticking fairly close to Twain’s original storyline. Despite the simplification, all the important bases are covered here, and the adapter even delves shallowly but capably into the political situation in England and France in the 1400s. The language is simple, and events/concepts that the adapters feel require greater elucidation are starred and footnoted.
Narrated by Louis de Contes, a childhood friend of Joan’s, this is the story of her rise from simple peasant lass in the village of Domremy to savior of France, and her ultimate betrayal by the king and execution for witchcraft and heresy. This basic element is preserved in the graphic novel - reverence for Joan as a person combined with a storyline greatly simplified from Twain’s original. It’s decidedly different in tone - less snarky trademark Twain and more (surprisingly) reverent history of a Catholic saint. Twain spent 12 years researching his version, and it’s accounted by many to be one of his best “unknown” novels, since it often receives short shrift when compared to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Lest there be confusion, this is not Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc-it’s a graphic novel adaptation. Written by Mark Twain Rajesh Nagulakonda (illustrator) Tony DiGerolamo (adapter)
The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
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