Do you think you know Mark Twain? Think again! Twain at his best: America's greatest humorist reveals unknown secrets and adventures from his autobiography - even more confidential and personal. The first German translation featuring a wealth of never-before-published texts. "The report of my death is greatly exaggerated." Mark Twain. After the explosive start, the journey continues - humorous, playful, and biting, just as we love Twain, yet also unfiltered, sensitive, and private like never before. As an angry social critic and melancholic recluse, a loving family man and unconditional animal lover, a sociable entertainer and a poor athlete, he speaks about everything that moves him and us: unscrupulous tax evaders, esteemed writer colleagues, and champagne-tear laughing politicians, the nature of God, and his fondness for college girls. About loneliness.