Here is an unprecedented fiction debut that is cause for celebration. Growing up in a family that valued the art of storytelling and the power of oral history, Thomas Steinbeck now follows in his father’s footsteps with a brilliant story collection. Down to a Soundless Sea resonates with the rich history and culture of California, recalling vivid details of life in Monterey County from the turn of the century through the 1930s. Steinbeck accomplishes an amazing feat: his stories h...

Critically acclaimed author Thomas Steinbeck, eldest son of the famous Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, pens a compelling tale of adventure and romance with The Silver Lotus. In the early 1800s, merchant Captain Jeremiah Macy Hammond is searching for new customers. Along the way, he comes up against pirates, storms, and illness. But when he falls for Lady Yee, prized daughter of a wealthy merchant family, he discovers that love is the greatest challenge of all.

Audio Journeys from Travel Radio International, Exploration into Destinations around the World. Thomas Steinbeck, son of famed writer and Pulitzer Prize recipient John Steinbeck, sits down with Patricia Lawrence for a casual conversation about his life, his published short stories “Down to a Soundless Sea”, fictional accounts of life around Monterey Bay California...and his Father!

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 chroni...

When John Steinbeck published "The Grapes of Wrath"in 1939- -- it generated a whirlwind of controversy . Some -- including J.Edgar Hoover and his FBI - -believed Steinbeck was a communist. The FBI files, many meaningless, cost Steinbeck a commission as an officer in the Army during World War Two. By the 1940s, John Steinbeck believed the FBI was following him --but he could not prove it --during his lifetime. FBI documents de-classified after Steinbeck's death, proved Steinbeck right--the ...

Früchte des Zorns von John Steinbeck Endlich verständlich mit der Lektürehilfe von derQuerleser!Diese klare und zuverlässige Analyse von John Steinbecks Früchte des Zorns aus dem Jahre 1939 hilft Dir dabei, den Kultroman schnell in seinen wichtigsten Punkten zu erfassen. Die Joads werden von den Großgrundbesitzern während der Großen Depression in den 1930er-Jahren von ihrem Land vertrieben und machen sich auf die beschwerliche Reise nach Kaliforni...

Brought to you by Penguin.Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above money and possessions, so when he suddenly inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road. Together, their love of freedom and scorn for material things draws them into daring and often hilarious adventures. That is, until Danny, tiring of his n...

Von Mäusen und Menschen von John Steinbeck Endlich verständlich mit der Lektürehilfe von derQuerleser!Diese klare und zuverlässige Analyse von John Steinbecks Von Mäusen und Menschen aus dem Jahre 1937 hilft Dir dabei, den Kultroman schnell in seinen wichtigsten Punkten zu erfassen. Der bärenstarke, aber geistig zurückgebliebene Lennie zieht mit dem kleinen, intelligenten George durchs Land, um sich als Erntehelfer ein paar Dollar zu verdienen. Ih...

John Steinbeck's first three books were published by firms that disappeared during The Great Depression. Publisher Pascal Covici read them and decided to publish Steinbeck; first with his own firm, Covici-Friede, then with The Viking Press, where Covici moved, as editor. Steinbeck stayed with Covici from the 1930s until Covici's death in 1964. The hardcover edition of this book was the first publication of their correspondence. Their relationship was complex, intimate and important. Steinb...

John Steinbeck published his epic novel "The Grapes of Wrath" in 1939--after observing the plight of he homeless and the dispossessed--the Okies-- "The Grapes of Wrath is now considered the seminal work of the Depression years. "Steinbeck's bitter fruit" is a two-part pat analysis--Steinbeck's work during the 1930s --the second half shows a how close we may still be to the poverty, hopelessness and black years of the 1930os. The "bitter fruit" in the title are the grapes in "The Grapes of ...

In Conversations with John Steinbeck Thomas Fensch collects all of Steinbeck's public interviews and allows him to speak in his own behalf in an illuminating expression of his intentions, goals and achievements.From the beginnings of his career through his last years, the interviews reveal afascinating, controversial and captivating personality. In the thirties and forties he made readers socially aware, and in the years following publication of Tortilla Flat, ...

I Depressionens USA bliver familien Joad fordrevet fra deres hjem på grund af de enorme støvstorme, som ødelægger alle muligheder for at dyrke jorden, og på grund af finanskrisen, bankernes hårdhændede metoder og kreditorernes ubarmhjertighed. De finder vej til Californien, hvor de forsøger at tjene til dagen og vejen som daglejere i appelsinplantagerne.Men også i den forjættede stat råder nøden – gerrige og grådige plantageejere, et enormt overskud af arbejdsløse indvandrere og ka...