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Sociale roman over het probleem van de seizoenarbeid tijdens de oogsttijd in Californië.

De laatste roman van een van Amerika's meest geliefde schrijvers vertelt een verhaal van degeneratie, corruptie en spirituele crisis. De protagonist, Ethan Allen Hawley, is een bediende in een kruidenierswinkel die ooit toebehoorde aan zijn familie. Nu verwijderd van de aristocratie van Long Island, wordt hij geconfronteerd met een onrustige vrouw en tienerkinderen die verlangen naar materiële genoegens die hij niet kan bieden. In een moment van morele crisis kiest Ethan ervoor zijn scrupuleuze normen op te geven. Gevestigd in het Amerika van de jaren zestig, verkent de roman de delicate balans tussen privé- en publieke eerlijkheid en staat zij naast Steinbecks meest geprezen werken die diepgaande inzichten bieden in de Amerikaanse ervaring.

Steinbeck is een kunstenaar; hij vertelt de verhalen van deze geliefde dieven en overspeligen met een zachte en poëtische puurheid van hart en proza. In de geest van de Arthuriaanse legende creëerde Steinbeck een "Camelot" op een vervallen heuvel boven de stad Monterey, Californië, bevolkt door een kleurrijke groep ridders. Centraal in het verhaal staat Danny, wiens huis, net als het kasteel van Arthur, een ontmoetingsplaats wordt voor mannen die op zoek zijn naar avontuur, kameraadschap en een gevoel van erbij horen. Deze "ridders" zijn paisanos, mannen van gemengde afkomst, wiens voorouders honderden jaren geleden in Californië zijn neergestreken. Vrij van verplichtingen aan banen en andere complicaties van de Amerikaanse levensstijl, verzetten ze zich fel tegen de corrupte vloed van eerlijk werk in de omringende oceaan van burgerlijke rectitude. Terwijl Steinbeck hun daden chronicleert - hun vele liefdes, hun geweldige vechtpartijen, hun Rabelaisiaanse wijnconsumptie - weeft hij een verhaal dat even meeslepend is en uiteindelijk even door verdriet is aangeraakt als de beroemde legendes van de Ronde Tafel, die hem inspireerden.

Vier scènes, vier mensen: de echtgenoot die verlangt naar een zoon, zich niet bewust van zijn eigen onvruchtbaarheid; de vrouw die vreemdgaat om de wens van haar man te vervullen; de vader van het kind; en de buitenstaander wiens daden hen allemaal zullen beïnvloeden.

This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks' and the Hamilton's--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The story of two brothers, Aron is a clean-cut model student, engaged to be married, the pride of his hardworking father. Cal is a rebellious loner, sternly rejected by his father.

"Traces the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships as migrant farm workers."--Amazon.com.

Presents five works from American writer John Steinbeck, all portraying life in rural California

For John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter-writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with a 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York, Steinbeck: A Life in Letters reveals the inner thoughts and rough character of this American author as nothing else has and as nothing else ever will.

Donated by the estate of Dr. Donald S. Moore.

Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience.

The tragic story of the complex bond between two migrant laborers in Central California. They are George Milton and Lennie Small, itinerant ranch hands who dream of one day owning a small farm. George acts as a father figure to Lennie, who is a very large, simple-minded man, calming him and helping to reign in his immense physical strength. .

Steinbeck wrote east of Eden in 1961. It was to be his longest and most ambitious novel. It took 10 months in the writing and he would warm up for his daily stand by pencilling a letter to his editor and friend Pascal Covici. East of Eden letters were never intended for publication. They provided insight into the mind and art of a great writer – here's every day hopes and fears, the small worries and deep convictions.

A final installment of a four-part collection of the classic American writer's works features his later novels, including "The Wayward Bus," "Burning Bright," "Sweet Thursday," and "The Winter of Our Discontent," in a volume that is complemented by his final published account, "Travels with Charley."

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In the late 1940s novelist John Steinbeck and photographer Robert Capra forged a travelling partnership that took them beyond the empty polemics of the Cold War into the real Soviet Union, where they reported on the everyday lives of ordinary citizens trying to rebuild their lives and hopes after the devastations of World War II. This book records, in words and pictures, the results of their journeys.

Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americas greatest writers and cultural figures. We have begun publishing his many works for the first time as blackspine Penguin Classics featuring eye-catching, newly commissioned art. This season we continue with the seven spectacular and influential books "East of Eden, Cannery Row, In Dubious Battle, The Long Valley, The Moon Is Down, The Pastures of Heaven," and "Tortilla Flat," Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readersand to the many who revisit them again and again.

In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row, the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears-from Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter. Book jacket.

A man tries to cultivate a life from the harsh wilderness of a remote valley. He realises too late the power of nature and the futility of man's vanity.

John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during an astonishing burst of activity between June and October of 1938. Throughout the time he was creating his greatest work, Steinbeck faithfully kept a journal revealing his arduous journey toward its completion.The journal, like the novel it chronicles, tells a tale of dramatic proportions—of dogged determination and inspiration, yet also of paranoia, self-doubt, and obstacles. It records in intimate detail the conception and genesis of The Grapes of Wrath and its huge though controversial success. It is a unique and penetrating portrait of an emblematic American writer creating an essential American masterpiece.

Thirty-five years ago, when "searching for America" was not yet the cliche it has since become, Steinbeck hit the highways with his French poodle, Charley. In a custom-built camper he named Rosinante after Don Quixote's steed, the two traveled the country--10,000 miles and 34 states. Their varied experiences comprise several slices of small-town back-roads Americana. Steinbeck laments the rise of plastic-covered everything, the vacuousness of "sad souls" he encounters, and the homogenization of local and regional culture. But bright spots abound, and Steinbeck rarely forsakes his humor and his hope in the human spirit. He reluctantly swings through the deep, segregated South before he concludes his trip. Here the ugly specter of racism pervades all, and Steinbeck's chronicle is profoundly disturbing.

Of Mice and Men revolves around two central characters: Lennie and George. Lennie is a man with the strength of two, but with it the mind of a child - simple, unaffected, and kindly. His whole world centres around George, who steers him through life and protects him when his superhuman strength and child's mind unwittingly entangle him in trouble. Of Cannery Row John Steinbeck said he just 'opened the pages and let the stories crawl in by themselves'. Cannery Row is a street bordered by houses, shacks, and boiler pipes, in which live all kinds of people, good and bad, kind and cruel, the industrious and the idle, who have one thing at least in common - their poverty.

Each title in this series offers an exciting approach to English literature and will help students achieve a better grade. This book is packed with detailed summaries and commentaries, snappy advice, fun facts, and an extended resources section

1984 York Notes -- Notes on Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (Paperback)(8.25"x5.6"x0.25") Notes by Martin Stephen *** 9780582781856 ***72 Pages

A guide to reading "The Pearl" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

With contributions from writers as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, John Steinbeck, Charles Darwin, Ted Hughes, Ernest Hemingway and Dick King-Smith, this is a collection of over 20 stories and extracts about the animal kingdom.'

Both a fast-paced story of social unrest and strike, and the tale of one young man's struggle for identity, IN DUBIOUS BATTLE is a novel about the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Set in California apple country, a strike by migrant workers spirals out of control, as principled defiance turns into blind fanaticism. Caught in this upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who finds himself briefly becoming the leader of the strike before being crushed in its service. IN DUBIOUS BATTLE explores and dramatizes many of the ideas and themes key to Steinbeck's writing.

Of Mice And Men: Tells a story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles a farmer's wife.Cannery Row: Among the unforgettable denizens of Cannery Row are Lee Chong, the grocer; Doc, a young marine biologist who surprisingly finds love; and Dora Flood, the flamboyant proprietress of a bordello

A Penguin Classic In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, embarked on a month long marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California, which resulted in their collaboration on the Sea of Cortez. In 1951, after Ricketts’ death, Steinbeck reissued his narrative portion of the work in memory of his friend and the inspiration for Cannery Row’s “Doc”. This exciting day-by-day account of their journey together is a rare blend of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition features an introduction by Richard Astro. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Photographs of Americans by various prominent photographers. Commentary by Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.

Synopsis Steinbeck's first posthumously published work, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights is a reinterpretation of tales from Malory's Morte d'Arthur. In this highly successful attempt to render Malory into Modern English, Steinbeck recreated the rhythm and tone of the original Middle English.

This story of crisis, passion, love and longing tells about the occupants of a wayward bus, which travels the backroads of the California countryside. There is the driver, hot-blooded and uninhibited, a girl who dances at stag parties, a travelling salesman, a young man and a college girl.

In this masterful account set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by Nazi troops, a small, peaceable town comes face to face with evil imposed from the outside--and betrayal born within the close-knit community. (2nd work) Set in the California apple country this novel portrays a strike by migrant workers that metamorphoses from principled defiance into blind fanaticism.

Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americas greatest writers and cultural figures. We have begun publishing his many works for the first time as blackspine Penguin Classics featuring eye-catching, newly commissioned art. This season we continue with the seven spectacular and influential books "East of Eden, Cannery Row, In Dubious Battle, The Long Valley, The Moon Is Down, The Pastures of Heaven," and "Tortilla Flat," Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readersand to the many who revisit them again and again.

A satire of French politics and American big business, this is the tale of the Frenchman who did not want to be king, of his film-mad daughter Clotilde, and of his chief adviser - a nun who learned about life as a nude in the Follie-Bergere.

A Penguin Classic “Age can never dull this kind of writing,” writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck’s dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the guys in the bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drinks with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them. First published in book form in 1958, these writings, now with a new introduction by Mark Bowden, create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.

The Pearl: When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. The Red Pony: Set on a ranch in the Calidornia mountains this is the story of the joy and sorrow a young boy finds in his responsibility for his horse.

The papers all said he was a fiend. I read all the papers. That's what they all said.' One of America's greatest writers explores mob violence, voyeurism and betrayal in these unforgettable tales of Californian life.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, greed, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.

Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, a hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.

From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the “cup of gold.” Steinbeck’s first novel and sole work of historical fiction, Cup of Gold is a lush, lyrical swashbuckling pirate fantasy, and sure to add new dimensions to readers’ perceptions of this all-American writer. This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel.

“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.

[Penguin Active Reading Level 3] "Kino finds a large pearl, which he thinks will save his family from poverty. But the pearl is what they think they want instead of what they need. The misfortune it brings changes the life of the family forever."--P. [4] of cover.

A collection of 4 US novels, published in Steinbeck - Of men and miceJames Jones - The pistolReynolds Price - A long and lappy lifeJohn Updike - Of the farm

Pubblicato nel 1939, "Furore" è subito divenuto il romanzo simbolo della Grande Depressione americana. Nell'odissea della famiglia Joad, in penosa marcia, come migliaia e migliaia di americani, è ripercorsa la storia delle grandi, disperate migrazioni interne, lungo la Highway 66, verso lo sfruttamento, la miseria, la fame: un quadro potente e amaro di una dura Terra promessa dove la manodopera era sfruttata e mal pagata, dove ciascuno portava con sè la propria miseria "come un marchio di infamia". John Steinbeck (1902-1968) fu insignito del Premio Nobel nel 1962. "Furore" è anche un film del 1940, diretto da John Ford, con la sceneggiatura scritta dallo stesso Steinbeck, che ha ricevuto due premi oscar nel 1941. L'American Film Institute l'ha inserito al 24° posto tra i 100 migliori film americani di tutti i tempi.

Ovocie hnevu je román Johna Steinbecka z roku 1939. Už v roku 1940 zaň Steinbeck dostal Pulitzerovu cenu. Horlivo sa o ňom diskutovalo po celých Spojených štátoch a v niektorých štátoch bolo dokonca zakázané. Je to príbeh rodiny Joadovcov - chudobných farmárov vyhnaných z ich zeme počas Veľkej hospodárskej krízy. Tento román patrí medzi klasiku svetovej literatúry a najväčšie diela sociálnej literatúry. Naturalistické detaily, sugestívne opisy postáv, lyrizmus a symbolizmus sú hlavnými črtami tohto diela. Steinbeck mal však nezvyčajný problém a to vymyslieť názov pre tento román. S názvom Ovocie hnevu prišla jeho žena Carol a dá sa povedať, že nič lepšie vymyslieť ani nemohla. Napriek pochybnostiam samostného Steinbecka dielo sa stalo najpopulárnejším spomedzi jeho sedemnástich novie

Proslulá novela známého amerického autora líčí baladický příběh dvojice potulných zemědělských dělníků, jejich sen o malém hospodářství, na které si chtějí vydělat a ušetřit nádenickou prací na ranči, a tragické ztroskotání...

Dvě novely, v nichž se dokonale obráží spisovatelovo porozumění pro člověka a schopnost proniknout k jeho nejvlastnější lidské podstatě. První (O myších a lidech, 1937) vypráví o dvojici přátel, kteří putují za prací i nakonec za tragicky rozbitým životním snem, druhá (Na plechárně, 1945) je vlastně pestrým sledem obrázků ze života obyvatel ulice v konzervárenské čtvrti města na kalifornském pobřeží.

Svazek obsahuje dvě Steinbeckovy novely (O myších lidech, 1937; Plameny zářivé, 1950). O myších a lidech: Dva nemajetní zemědělští dělníci přicházejí ve 30. letech 20. století pracovat na farmu do salinaského údolí. Každý z nich má jinou povahu, oba však spřádají sny a iluze, že jednou se jim podaří mít své vlastní hospodářství a budou tam chovat králíky. Doba je hodně zlá; a nejhorší se teprve rýsuje. Ochranářský a prozíravý George správně tuší, že slaboduchý silák Lennie by nechtě mohl způsobit katastrofu... Plameny zářivé: Joe Saul je muž v nejlepších letech, jemuž ke štěstí chybí jen to jediné dítě. Kvůli své neplodnosti prožívá hlubokou lidskou krizi. V době, kdy neexistovali anonymní dárcové a spermobanky, je pouze jedna možnost, jak se dočkat vysněného potomka náhradní partner. Je to cesta nejprostší, ale zároveň i nejtěžší. Jak se s nesnadnou situací vyrovnají Joe, jeho žena Mordeen a „plemenný býk“ Viktor?

Ventisei avvincenti racconti di maestri del giallo come Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, John Steinbeck e Ruth Rendell, tutti uniti da un tema comune: il gioco. Queste storie esplorano come il gioco influisca in modo determinante o "definitivo" sulle vite dei protagonisti, a volte persino mettendo in gioco la loro esistenza. Che si tratti di scacchi, bridge o poker, il risultato ha un costo, e il lettore è invitato a scoprire i finali sorprendenti. Gli intrecci coinvolgenti permettono di immedesimarsi nei personaggi, rendendo la lettura fluida e, in alcuni casi, inquietante, con brividi assicurati. In "La scelta del mazziere" di Forrest V. Perrin, si intrecciano diamanti e rischi; in "Il giocatore di dadi" di John Steinbeck, un uomo fortunato affronta un imprevisto; "Il Circolo dello Scarabeo" di J. P. Cohane gioca con fantasmi e rivelazioni inquietanti; "Il pedone avvelenato" di Henry Slesar presenta una sfida tra campioni; "Il nuovo padrone" di Lord Dunsany introduce una macchina da scacchi che si rivela mostruosa; infine, "Vita, morte e indovinelli" di Robert Loy coinvolge enigmi e scommesse. In "Il Circolo dei Giocatori d’azzardo" di Ellery Queen, un caso anomalo mette alla prova l'ingegno del detective.

In der Cannery Row in Monterey leben Gelegenheitsarbeiter, Sonderlinge und Außenseiter in alten Lagerhallen und ausrangierten Gegenständen. Sie treffen sich im Kramladen von Lee Chong und in Kneipen, während sie unter dem Blick der ordentlichen Bürger leben. Ein Höhepunkt ist eine überraschende Party für den einsiedlerischen Meeresbiologen „Doc“.

Die ultimative Abrechnung mit dem menschenverachtenden US-Kapitalismus John Steinbecks letzter Roman ist ein bis heute gültiges Lehrstück über Geld und Moral: Sein Protagonist Ethan Hawley, Hätschelkind der Finanzaristokratie von Long Island, muss sich um materielle Dinge nicht sorgen – bis ihn die Pleite seines Vaters plötzlich zwingt, auf eigenen Beinen zu stehen. Um Frau und Kinder ernähren zu können, tritt er eine schlechtbezahlte Stelle als Verkäufer in einem Lebensmittelladen an. Rasch erkennt jedoch er, dass redliches Tagwerk einen Mann nicht weiterbringt. Unter dem Einfluss seiner Frau und dem seines Bankberaters entledigt er sich aller Menschlichkeit und steigt zum skrupellosen Geschäftsmann auf, der ohne Rücksicht auf andere nur den eigenen Vorteil sucht.

Danny sa po návrate z vojny stáva dedičom dvoch domčekov, ktoré mu nechal jeho starý otec...

Novela líčí úsměvné příběhy tuláků, kteří najdou přístřeší na pokraji kalifornského městečka...

Dva romány, které prostředím, postavami i dějem na sebe těsně navazují, zachycují život ulice Na plechárně v kalifornském přímořském městě, život ulice, jíž vládne rybí konzervárna zvaná Plechárna a její pravidelný pracovní rytmus. Pestrý obraz života drobných lidiček, konzervárenských dělníků, vojáků, prostitutek, povalečů, obchodníka - příběhů veselých, vážných i tragikomických - je zde spojen postavou myslitelského doktora, postavou, v níž vstupuje do děje, jak se říká v doslovu, sám autor. V tomto doslovu se o knize říká: "V příbězích samotářského, přemýšlivého a citlivého doktora a jeho přátel z ulice Na plechárně ... vyznal se Steinbeck s jedinečnou přímočarostí a upřímností ze svého vztahu k prostému člověku a k stovkám ulic Na plechárně, v nichž zapadlé kouty Ameriky žijí.

Amerikanischer Autor (1902 - 1968). - Heitere und nachdenkliche Betrachtungen des amerikanischen Nobelpreisträgers. (Erstausg. 1964)

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Bojovný román význačného amerického autora z r. 1936 líčí mzdový boj amerických česáčů jablek, obětavost a metodičnost práce komunistických organizátorů a brutálnost, s níž buržoazie drtí stávkové hnutí. Román se stal Steinbeckovi průpravou pro jeho vrcholné dílo Hrozny hněvu.