John Steinbeck
21) Sweet Thursday
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English
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In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are 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....
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Library of America volume 72
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
909 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
23) The wayward bus
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English
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The ambitions, dreams, failings, and innermost thoughts of a diverse group of passengers are revealed as they travel aboard a bus along the backroads of California.
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Library of America volume 86
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
1,067 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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Library of America volume 132
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
983 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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Language
English
Description
John Ford's "The Grapes of Wrath" is a left-wing parable, directed by a right-wing American director, about how a sharecropper's son, a barroom brawler, is converted into a union organizer. Tom Joad, paroled convict, returns to his family farm in Oklahoma, only to learn the Joads have been "tractored off the land" and are joining the desperate migration to California. The grand Westward movement of American settlement finds small shareholders forced...
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Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
xvii, 217 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
Description
"Of Mice and Men" is the dramatic adaptation of one of Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved works. Originally published at the height of Nazi Germany's power, "The Moon Is Down" is a masterful play that uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war and human nature. It tells the story of a peaceable town taken by enemy troops, and had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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English
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"There is no writer more quintessentially American than John Steinbeck. More than three decades after his death, he remains one of America's most beloved authors. Yet his nonfiction - the writings in which he spoke directly about his world - have long been overlooked. Now, in celebration of the centennial of his birth, this original collection brings together for the first time more than fifty of Steinbeck's finest essays and journalistic pieces,...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
101 pages ; 20 cm
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English
Description
In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war--and about human nature.
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Library of America volume 170
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
990 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
Description
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."
36) Zapata
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Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
xii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
Description
"Presents John Steinbeck's original narrative of the life of Emiliano Zapata, champion of the peasants during the Mexican Revolution, and features the award-winning screenplay for 'Viva, Zapata!' a film based on the narrative, with notes by director Elia Kazan."
38) Lifeboat
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
39) Tortilla Flat
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Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Remastered edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Story of a group of Paisanos, descendants of early Mexican settlers in Northern California. They live in the tiny town of Tortilla Flat and spend their days eating, drinking and relaxing in the sun. When one of them inherits two houses the rest are soon living in the houses without paying rent! The situation is further complicated when the house owner falls for a beautiful woman.