John Steinbeck
- The Pearl
- One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is Steinbeck's story about a Mexican Indian pearl-diver who finds the greatest pearl in the world, but loses his happiness. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
- CliffsNotes on Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath: Library Edition
- Steinbeck wrote this book to bring into the spotlight the plight of migrant workers. In The Grapes of Wrath a migrant family travels from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California only to be exploited by the agricultural system. The ferocity of resulting attacks on Steinbeck and his politics point to the truth and power of the stories told in this novel.
- The Pearl
- One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is Steinbeck's story about a Mexican Indian pearl-diver who finds the greatest pearl in the world, but loses his happiness. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
- Grapes of Wrath
- When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, America, still recovering from the Great Depression, came face to face with itself in a startling, lyrical way. John Steinbeck gathered the country's recent shames and devastations--the Hoovervilles, the desperate, dirty children, the dissolution of kin, the oppressive labor conditions--in the Joad family.
- Cannery Row
- A man whose work was equal to the vast social themes that drove him. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
- Travels with Charley in Search of America
- At age 58 John Steinbeck and his venerable standard poodle, Charley, set out on a journey across America in a camper. For three months these companions traveled the nation, meeting friends, strangers, relatives and immersing themselves in the fabric of the country as it was at that time. Gary Sinise does a grand job giving life to Steinbeck's words.
- Des souris et des hommes
- " Les deux hommes levèrent les yeux car le rectangle de soleil de la porte s'était masqué. Debout, une jeune lemme regardait dans la chambre. Elle avait de grosses lèvres enduites de rouge, et des yeux très écartés fortement maquillés. Ses ongles étaient rouges.
- East of Eden
- �??I mean to make a garden of my land. Remember my name is Adam. So far I�??ve had no Eden, let alone been driven out.�??Adam has high hopes for the future when he settles on a new farm with his wife, Cathy. But Cathy is no ordinary woman. As soon as their twin boys, Cal and Aron, are born, the Californian Dream begins to sour�?�Hardback (including notes) 762pp .
- East of Eden
- Set in rural California at the beginning of the twentieth century, this is the saga of the Trasks and the Hamiltons, two families whose histories are deeply intertwined. A story of murder and conflict between brother and brother, father and son.
- The Grapes of Wrath
- When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, America, still recovering from the Great Depression, came face to face with itself in a startling, lyrical way. John Steinbeck gathered the country's recent shames and devastations--the Hoovervilles, the desperate, dirty children, the dissolution of kin, the oppressive labor conditions--in the Joad family.
- CANNERY ROW
- A man whose work was equal to the vast social themes that drove him. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
- La perle (1000 Soleils)
- Jouant de sa lame comme d'un levier, il le fit céder et le coquillage s'ouvrit. Les lèvres de chair se crispèrent puis se détendirent. Kino souleva le repli et la perle était là, la grosse perle, parfaite comme une lune. Elle accrochait la lumière, la purifiait et la renvoyait dans une incandescence argentée.
- The Pearl
- Kino, a poor Mexican pearl fisher, finds a valuable pearl. Yet instead of bringing blessings, the pearl acts as a harbinger of misfortune to Kino and his wife, Juana. Ultimately, it is returned from whence it came. Steinbeck's parable, originally published in 1947, is a well-written retelling of an old Mexican folktale.
- The grapes of wrath
- When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, America, still recovering from the Great Depression, came face to face with itself in a startling, lyrical way. John Steinbeck gathered the country's recent shames and devastations--the Hoovervilles, the desperate, dirty children, the dissolution of kin, the oppressive labor conditions--in the Joad family.
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