Cheerfulosophy: Interviewing Mr. Clemens

By Antonino Mattei

A journey of fantasy in the form of an interview. I enjoyed expressing thoughts and reflections made through the constant teasing on the part of the interviewed subject, who can't stand me and doesn't even try to hide it, even if, deep down, he would not have wanted another interviewer. With a question and a blow to me as an answer, the whole interview unfolds. Seemingly chaotic and senseless, sometimes banal and offensive, but, for those who can read between lines, there is no offense, there is no malice and in the smile there is still a clue to reflect. I wish you lots of laughs in life starting with this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Antonino Mattei
• Release date: Nov 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9791222018843

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Introduction

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, aphorist and lecturer, author of nineteenth-century American literature masterpieces, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , entered the collective imagination and which have had numerous television and film adaptations. He is considered one of the major US celebrities of his time; William Faulkner said he was the first true American writer. His sagacity, even often pungent, his ability to use aphorisms to get a message across, managing to insert a humorous part into it is, for me, a source of inspiration. Having a similar inclination and wanting to follow his false line, at first I imagined creating various humorous aphorisms, to answer those questions that people ask themselves about the things in life. As the idea materialized in my mind, the euphoria grew to even imagine seeing him, the master, looking at me pleased, smiling and teasing me with one of his phrase to say: are you enjoying it? Do you like the idea, don’t you? Of course you like it, you are following the best! Rang in my head thoughts like: What would he say? If I were him I would say…! Who knows how could have been to interview him on these topics and