![]() ![]() Despite the simplification, all the important bases are covered here, and the adapter even delves shallowly but capably into the political situation in England and France in the 1400s. The language is simple, and events/concepts that the adapters feel require greater elucidation are starred and footnoted. Narrated by Louis de Contes, a childhood friend of Joan’s, this is the story of her rise from simple peasant lass in the village of Domremy to savior of France, and her ultimate betrayal by the king and execution for witchcraft and heresy. This basic element is preserved in the graphic novel - reverence for Joan as a person combined with a storyline greatly simplified from Twain’s original. It’s decidedly different in tone - less snarky trademark Twain and more (surprisingly) reverent history of a Catholic saint. Twain spent 12 years researching his version, and it’s accounted by many to be one of his best “unknown” novels, since it often receives short shrift when compared to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Lest there be confusion, this is not Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc-it’s a graphic novel adaptation. Written by Mark Twain Rajesh Nagulakonda (illustrator) Tony DiGerolamo (adapter) The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc ![]()
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