{"product_id":"devils-race-track-mark-twains-great-dark-writings-the-best-from-which-was-the-dream-and-fables-of-man","title":"Devil's Race-Track: Mark Twain's Great Dark Writings, the Best from Which Was the Dream? and Fables of Man","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDevil's Race-Track: Mark Twain's Great Dark Writings, the Best from Which Was the Dream? and Fables of Man\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMark Twain\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780520238930\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of California Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e406\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eMark Twain explores the darker side of life in these lesser-known later writings dealing with personal tragedies, nightmarish world events, and a doubtful cosmic order. He views his own situation as that of a ship trapped in a fearsome Bermuda Triangle-like region, the \u003ci\u003eDevil's Race-Track. \u003c\/i\u003eHe sees history as a treadmill of endlessly and monotonously repeated events. And he conceives of a universal food chain, a vast round of devourers who in their turn become victims, humankind and God included. The tone of these writings is lightened considerably by Mark Twain's sagely ironic humor and his warmth, which together balance his tough-mindedness. And even when he shows the human race caught in some vicious circle, he may be seen courageously seeking a way out and at times believing he has found it.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Devil's Race-Track: Mark Twain's Great Dark Writings, the Best from Which Was the Dream? and Fables of Man | Mark Twain | Paperback | 9780520238930 | Used: Good | Literary Criticism 1741131","offer_id":50884055564546,"sku":"1741131","price":32.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61iG_jayQL.jpg?v=1793081663","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/devils-race-track-mark-twains-great-dark-writings-the-best-from-which-was-the-dream-and-fables-of-man","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}