The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson: Library Edition by Mark Twain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a really great way to take in this manifold tale: a full cast presenting it like a play; as lively theater. Of course, if you are one of the ones that find the n-word in Huckleberry Finn marking it as worthy of banning, you really won't like this wide-eyed look at passing octoroons and a switched at birth slave/master pair. The exploration of character motivation, comedy capers and interweaving plots make this Tragedy the 19th Century equivalent of a Tarantino screenplay. The end is a delightful afterword by Twain explaining his original story idea and how it transmogrified. The fingerprint forensics theme is, I think, very forward-looking.
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