Q:Information: - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels ("Tom Sawyer Abroad" and "Tom Sawyer, Detective"). It is a direct sequel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". - American literature is the literature written or produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States. Therefore, its literary tradition begins as linked to the broader tradition of English literature. However, unique American characteristics and the breadth of its production usually now cause it to be considered a separate path and tradition. - Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( November 30 , 1835 -- April 21 , 1910 ) , better known by his pen name Mark Twain , was an American author and humorist . He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ( 1876 ) and its sequel , Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ( 1885 ) , the latter often called '' The Great American Novel '' . Twain was raised in Hannibal , Missouri , which later provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer . After an apprenticeship with a printer , Twain worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother , Orion Clemens . He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada . He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining , turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise . In 1865 , his humorous story , '' The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County '' , was published , based on a story he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp , California , where he had spent some time as a miner . The short story brought international attention , and was even translated into classic Greek . His wit and satire , in prose and in speech , earned praise from critics and peers , and he was a friend to presidents , artists , industrialists , and European royalty . Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures , he invested in ventures that lost a great deal of money , notably the Paige Compositor , a mechanical typesetter , which failed because of its complexity and imprecision . In the wake of these financial setbacks , he filed for protection from his creditors via bankruptcy , and with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers eventually overcame his financial troubles . Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full , though he had no legal responsibility to do so . Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley 's Comet , and he predicted that he would '' go out with it '' , too . He died the day after the comet returned . He was lauded as the '' greatest... - The culture of the United States of America is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Native American, Asian, and Polynesian cultures. It also has its own social and cultural characteristics, such as dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine, and folklore. The United States of America is an ethnically and racially diverse country as a result of large-scale migration from many countries throughout its history. - The idea of the "Great American Novel" is the concept that one novel shows the culture of the United States at a specific time in its history. It is presumably written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen. The author uses the literary work to identify and exhibit the language used by the American people of the time and to capture the unique American experience, especially as it is perceived for the time. In historical terms, it is sometimes equated as being the American response to the national epic. Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'country of citizenship' with the subject 'mark twain'. Choices: - american - british - united kingdom - united states of america
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united states of america