Tom Sawyer'in Maceraları

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, one of Mark Twain's most beloved works, is a tribute to the innocent, safe and extraordinary adventure-filled universe of childhood. The novel takes place in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River, during an unspecified period. However, the reader can conclude that the story took place in the 1830s or 1840s from the presence of black slaves in the houses. In this small town where everyone knows everyone else and where adults work together to educate and discipline children, is everyone as they seem? The novel perfectly reflects the hypocrisy of human nature, selfishness, devotion to material values and the small-town spirit of the American countryside. While Twain conveys the adventures of Tom and his friends, who are good-hearted but always up to mischief, in a realistic language, he also destroys the usual image of well-behaved and exemplary children. Perhaps the secret of the work's appeal to readers of all ages across generations is that it reminds us of how the child's mind works; It lies in the priceless value of being suddenly teleported from the adult world to childhood.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 264

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları

Number of Pages: 264

First Print Year: 2016

Language: Turkish