The Book Prize Index

Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography

Justin Kaplan

Although this biography of Mark Twain begins when Twain is 31 ... the book is a full account of Twain, his life and his work related both to his early years and to the 'Gilded Age' of his mature life.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Pulitzer Prize in Biography or Autobiography -> BiographyAward Category: Biography -> BiographyLiterary Biography

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1967Co-winnerSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor1967FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Mark Twain90%
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    • Mr. Clemens36%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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