Mark Twain

The Irreverent Writings Mark Twain

In the case of The Irreverent Writings, it is a colossal satire of human nature. He resorted to a genre that some critics called "pseudo-history." The small biblical diatribes that compose it, written between 1870 and 1909, show Twain's deep religious skepticism. This book hides under its mocking facade a humorous and scathing attack on established values, and is the sample of a superior intelligence, which leaves no puppet with a head.