De druiven der gramschap
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Sociale roman over het probleem van de seizoenarbeid tijdens de oogsttijd in Californië.
John Steinbeck Boeken
27 februari 1902 – 20 december 1968
John Steinbeck, Nobelprijswinnaar voor Literatuur, staat bekend om zijn portretten van het leven op het platteland van Californië en de strijd van de arbeidersklasse. Diep puttend uit zijn vormende jaren in de Salinas Valley, verkennen zijn verhalen de menselijke conditie en de veerkracht van gewone individuen. Steinbeck riep meesterlijk een uitgesproken gevoel voor plaats op, waarbij hij zijn verhalen doordrenkte met de authentieke geest van hun omgeving. Door middel van meeslepende personages en realistische weergaven van historische contexten zoals de Grote Depressie, onderzoekt zijn schrijven sociale onrechtvaardigheden en de blijvende kracht van de menselijke geest.
California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel. East of Eden was considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, and its epic scope and memorable characters, exploring universal themes of love and identity, ensure it remains one of America's most enduring novels.
A collection of 850 letters of the author to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures. It opens with letters that were written during the author's early years in California, and closing with and unfinished 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York. schovat popis
Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience.
Novels and Stories 1932-1937
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Presents five works from American writer John Steinbeck, all portraying life in rural California
Steinbeck. A Life in Letters
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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 Harbor, 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.
