The Diary of Adam and Eve

Written in diary form, "The Diary of Adam and Eve" is an ingenious, witty, and ultimately delightful retelling of the dawn of human creation with many a grain of truth for today's gender disputes. Master storyteller Mark Twain hilariously recreates the very first days, portraying Adam as something of a recluse, and a man who is ill prepared for the arrival of Eve, a talkative, emotional, and highly charged female. Yet in time, and after many moments of conflict, they begin to learn to live together and come to realize that men and women can, in fact, exist in harmony.

Foreword by John Updike; The Diary of Adam and Eve; Part 1 - Extracts from Adam's Diary; Part 2 - Eve's Diary; Extract from Eve's Autobiography; Passage from Eve's Autobiography; That Day in Eden; Eve speaks; Adam's Soliloquy; A Monument to Adam; Note on the text; Biographical note