N.B. I am posting this information on behalf of Brian McCarthy of The
Library of America.-- K.B.

Minnesota Public Radio
Newsmaker: One hundred years after Twain's death
Broadcast: Midmorning, 04/13/2010, 10:45 a.m.

A century later critics still consider Mark Twain as one of the greatest
American humorists of his age. His classic novel "Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn" was lauded for its stunning narrative and social criticism, yet is
still banned from a number of libraries for its crude use of vernacular.

Guest:

Shelley Fisher Fishkin: Professor of English at Stanford University. She is
author of "The Mark Twain Anthology: Great Writers on his Life and Work"
(Library of America, 2010). She is also a producer of the adaptation of
Twain's "Is He Dead?" which had its world debut on Broadway at the Lyceum
Theatre in 2007, and was nominated for a Tony Award.

Click on link for more information and to listen to the program audio:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/13/midmorning3/

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