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Kino, like his father and grandfather before him, is a poor diver who collects pearls from the gulf beds, which formerly provided vast wealth to the Kings of Spain but now supply Kino, Juana, and their young boy with a pitiful living. Kino then emerges from the sea with a pearl the size of a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon, " on a seemingly ordinary day. The promise of comfort and stability comes with the pearl.... The Pearl, based on...

American author John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968) was born in the United States. For his "realistic and inventive writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and strong social observation, " he was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. Many of his writings are regarded as Western literary masterpieces, and he has been dubbed "a giant of American letters." He is well known for his comedy books Cannery ...

American author John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968) was born in the United States. For his "realistic and inventive writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and strong social observation, " he was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. Many of his writings are regarded as Western literary masterpieces, and he has been dubbed "a giant of American letters." He is well known for his comedy books Cannery ...

The magnificent novels of Steinbeck The most well-known and cherished novels of John Steinbeck are collected here for the first time in a volume. From the story of dedication, loneliness, and hope in Of Mice and Men to the exploration of the American dream's folly in The Pearl, Steinbeck wrote realistic stories that were infused with vigour and fortitude. Steinbeck, one of the best and most significant social authors of the 20th century, is st...

American author John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968) was born in the United States. For his "realistic and inventive writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and strong social observation, " he was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. Many of his writings are regarded as Western literary masterpieces, and he has been dubbed "a giant of American letters." He is well known for his comedy books Cannery ...

The magnificent novels of Steinbeck The most well-known and cherished novels of John Steinbeck are collected here for the first time in a volume. From the story of dedication, loneliness, and hope in Of Mice and Men to the exploration of the American dream's folly in The Pearl, Steinbeck wrote realistic stories that were infused with vigour and fortitude. Steinbeck, one of the best and most significant social authors of the 20th century, is st...

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic The Grapes of Wrath, which was shocking and controversial when it was originally published in 1939, remains Steinbeck's unchallenged masterpiece. It chronicles the story of Tom Joad and his family, who, like thousands of others, are compelled to go west in quest of the promised land, set against the backdrop of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life. Their story is one of mistaken aspirations, unfulfill...

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Cannery Row is a book with a minimally developed plot. Instead, it's an attempt to depict the atmosphere and characters of a particular place-the cannery neighbourhood of Monterey, California, which is home to a mix of the poor and individuals who prefer not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable part of town for a variety of reasons. Short vignettes that introduce us to different Row residents, the majority of whom are not directly rel...

OF MICE AND MEN While the powerlessness of the working class appears frequently in Steinbeck's writing from the late 1930s, he focused more intently on two men in his 1937 novel "Of Mice and Men, " painting an intimate portrait of them as they navigate a world characterised by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Although the focus is limited, the theme-a friendship and a common dream that gives life meaning-is universal...

The Nobel committee claimed that while giving John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature that he had "resumed his place as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased feel for what is authentically American" with The Winter of Our Discontent.The main character of Steinbeck's final book, Ethan Allen Hawley, is a clerk at a grocery shop that his ancestors formerly ran. Ethan's wife is restless now that he is no longer a member...

Cannery Row is a book with a minimally developed plot. Instead, it's an attempt to depict the atmosphere and characters of a particular place-the cannery neighbourhood of Monterey, California, which is home to a mix of the poor and individuals who prefer not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable part of town for a variety of reasons. Short vignettes that introduce us to different Row residents, the majority of whom are not directly rel...

The Nobel committee claimed that while giving John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature that he had "resumed his place as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased feel for what is authentically American" with The Winter of Our Discontent.The main character of Steinbeck's final book, Ethan Allen Hawley, is a clerk at a grocery shop that his ancestors formerly ran. Ethan's wife is restless now that he is no longer a member...

OF MICE AND MEN While the powerlessness of the working class appears frequently in Steinbeck's writing from the late 1930s, he focused more intently on two men in his 1937 novel "Of Mice and Men, " painting an intimate portrait of them as they navigate a world characterised by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Although the focus is limited, the theme-a friendship and a common dream that gives life meaning-is universal...

George, who is "small, fast, and dark of face, " and Lennie, who is very large and has a childlike intellect, make an unusual couple. Despite this, they have grown to become a "family, " sticking together despite their isolation and estrangement. They scurry for work when they can, making ends meet as farmworkers in California's arid vegetable fields. The plan, however, is for George and Lennie to have an acre of land and a shack they can call...

OF MICE AND MEN While the powerlessness of the working class appears frequently in Steinbeck's writing from the late 1930s, he focused more intently on two men in his 1937 novel "Of Mice and Men, " painting an intimate portrait of them as they navigate a world characterised by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Although the focus is limited, the theme-a friendship and a common dream that gives life meaning-is universal...

George, who is "small, fast, and dark of face, " and Lennie, who is very large and has a childlike intellect, make an unusual couple. Despite this, they have grown to become a "family, " sticking together despite their isolation and estrangement. They scurry for work when they can, making ends meet as farmworkers in California's arid vegetable fields. The plan, however, is for George and Lennie to have an acre of land and a shack they can call...