The War Prayer: An Antiwar Parable by Mark Twain
Author: Mark Twain
Translator: Ung-hee Park
Publisher: Dolbegeh
Hardcover / 104 pages.
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About This Book
Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first
decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic
church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the
service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the
patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by
praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the
enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Originally rejected for publication in 1905 as "not quite suited to a
woman's magazine," this antiwar parable remained unpublished until 1923,
when Twain's literary executor collected it in the volume Europe and
Elsewhere. Handsomely illustrated by the artist and war correspondent
Philip Groth, The War Prayer remains a relevant classic by an American
icon.
About The Author
Mark Twain (1853-1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, near the
Mississippi River. He was celebrated for his uncompromising stands
against injustice and imperialism and for his invariably quoted comments
on any subject under the sun.
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