Of Mice and Men

Literature & Fiction

Steinbeck, John.

Literary

Dufour Editions

Cannery Row

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Pearson

Steinbeck's two classics are stories of simple people caught up in their dreams and responsibilities

The Pearl and The Red Pony (Two Books in One)

Penguin??Books

This is the story of Joseph Wayne, who while his father lies dying, makes his way from Vermont to a fertile valley in California. There, on his new ranch, he comes to see a huge tree as the embodiment of his father's spirit. His brothers and their wives join him, and they all prosper. But one of them terrified by Joseph's pagan beliefs, kills the tree. One of Steinbeck's early works.

To a God Unknown

1983 The Grapes of Wrath (H) by John Steinbeck ***ISBN-13: 9780140042399 ***Pages: 581

The Grapes of Wrath

Tortilla Flat

Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude. As Nobel Prize winner Steinbeck chronicles their deeds—their multiple lovers, their wonderful brawls, their Rabelaisian wine-drinking—he spins a tale as compelling and ultimately as touched by sorrow as the famous legends of the Round Table, which inspired him.

United States

This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure.

The Log from the Sea of Cortez by Steinbeck, John, Ricketts, E. F. (1977) Paperback

Ricketts, E. F.

"Surely his most interesting, plausibly his most memorable, and . . . arguably his best book" —The New York Times Book Review
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 Herbor, 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.
"The reader will discover as much about the making of a writer and the creative process, as he will about Steinbeck. And that's a lot." —Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
"A rewarding book of enduring interest, this becomes a major part of the Steinbeck canon." —The Wall Street Journal

Steinbeck: A Life in Letters

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Literature. The great novelist reports from the front lines the real experience of World War II.

Once There Was a War

In Monterey, on the California Coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that's just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row, the weedy lots, junk heaps and flop houses of Monterey, Steinbeck once again brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears. The book is in many ways a statement about Steinbeck's greatest theme: the common bonds of humanity and love which make goodness and happiness possible.

Sweet Thursday

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