马克·吐温(Twain,M),SamuelLanghorneClemens(1835-1910),betterknownbythepennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthorandhumorist.TwainismostnotedforhisnovelsTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,whichhassincebeencalledtheGreatAmericanNovel,andTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Heisextensivelyquoted.Duringhislifetime,Twainbecameafriendtopresidents,artists,industrialists,andEuropeanroyalty.
Twainenjoyedimmensepublicpopularity.Hiskeenwitandincisivesatireearnedhimpraisefrombothcriticsandpeers.AmericanauthorWilliamFaulknercalledTwain"thefatherofAmericanliterature".