John Steinbeck

So komisch, leicht und nostalgisch ist diese Prosa, dass man beinahe vergessen könnte, dass es sich um Weltliteratur handelt. Gelegenheitsarbeiter, Taugenichtse, Dirnen und Sonderlinge bevölkern die Cannery Row im kalifornischen Fischerstädtchen Monterey. Sie leben in alten Lagerhallen wie Mack und seine vier Kumpane, denen jede geregelte Arbeit verhasst ist; sie hausen in ausrangierten Dampfkesseln und verrosteten Röhren auf dem ?leeren Platz?, der alles andere als leer ist oder wie Henri, der Maler, in einem Boot Marke Eigenbau, an dem er seit zwanzig Jahren herumbastelt und in dem es keine seiner Frauen und Freundinnen lange aushält. Sie treffen sich im unerschöpflichen Kramladen des Chinesen Lee Chong, um auf Pump einzukaufen, in den Kneipen rund um die Fischkonservenfabriken, in Doras Etablissement und im Laboratorium des einsiedlerisch lebenden Meeresbiologen ? Doc?, den sie eines Tages mit einer grandiosen Party überraschen. Und das alles spielt sich unter den misstrauischen Blicken der ordentlichen Bürger von Monterey ab ...

The final novel of one of America's most beloved writers--a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis A Penguin Classic In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had "resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American." Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck's last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island's aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck's contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by leading Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A Penguin Classic In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row--the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears--from Doc, based on Steinbeck's lifelong friend Ed Ricketts, to Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by Robert DeMott. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction--the violent, exciting story of the infamous pirate Henry Morgan A Penguin Classic From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold." Cup of Gold is a lush, lyrical swashbuckling pirate fantasy, and sure to add new dimensions to readers' perceptions of this all-American writer. This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A Penguin Classic "Age can never dull this kind of writing," writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck's dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the guys in the bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drinks with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them. First published in book form in 1958, these writings, now with a new introduction by Mark Bowden, create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.

Amerika - was für ein Land! Von den großen Seen bis zu den Rocky Mountains, von den Metropolen der Ostküste bis zu den Wüsten Nevadas stößt man kulturell wie landschaftlich auf eine ungeahnte Vielfalt. Im Jahre 1960 ist es, als der spätere Literaturnobelpreisträger John Steinbeck sich mit 58 Jahren noch einmal auf die Reise durch sein eigenes Land macht. Teil des Plans sind Pudel Charley und der ? Rosinante? getaufte Dreivierteltoner mit Bootskajüte auf der Ladefläche. Auf diesem Weg besucht Steinbeck 34 Bundesstaaten in elf Wochen und erlebt dabei so einiges. Ironische Beobachtungen und skurrile Begegnungen vermischen sich zu einem einzigartigen Reisebuch, das einen unverstellten Blick auf das Innere Amerikas bietet.

A Penguin Classic In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin H ristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin's wife, Queen Marie, who "might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant"; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called "egg king" of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Danny og hans livsglade, lettbevegelige svirebrødre lever sitt glade og bekymringsløse liv i den lille byen Monterey, California. De er late, ikke så helt ærlige, og tar det ikke så nøye med sannheten; de er slu, men på samme tid naive og trofaste, de er kvinnekjære - og lykkelige. Gods og gull har de ikke, men en av dem arver en gammel falleferdig rønne og inviterer resten av gjengen til å bo der. Og de er utrolig oppfinnsomme når det gjelder å skaffe seg det daglige brød.

John Steinbeck fikk sitt gjennombrudd med romanen "Om mus og menn" i 1937. Han dramatiserte straks romanen, og stykket fikk kritikerprisen i New York sesongen etter. Stykket er oppført på Det Norske Teatret og Den Nationale Scene. "Om mus og menn" er historien om to menn - to omflakkende gårdsarbeidere i California: den lille, kloke, myndige George og den enfoldige rusken Lennie. Lennie elsker alt som er mykt og bløtt, mus, kaniner, hundevalper og mykt jentehår. Men han greier ikke å beherske sine kjempekrefter, og det ender med tragedie. Som alltid er det George som må hjelpe ham, og til slutt blir den eneste - og kanskje beste - hjelp George kan gi ham, en barmhjertig ... Det er forholdet mellom disse to, deres underlige vennskap, deres drøm om et bedre liv på en egen farm, som er hovedtemaet i boka. "Om mus og menn" er "romanen det tar to timer å lese og tyve år å glemme".

Novellesamlingen skildrer mennesker i fjell- og dalområder mellom kveg- og fruktbyen Salinas og fiskerhavnen Monterey. Gjennomgangsmotivet er menneskenes forhold til jorden de lever av. Tittelnovellen handler om en liten gutt som mister den røde folungen sin.

En fortelling om en fattig meksikansk dykker som finner en perle, noe som ikke gjør ham lykkeligere. Kino og Juana er fattige og får ytterligere bekymringer da sønnen blir bitt av en skorpion. De tror at deres bønner vil bli hørt, og at de vil bli i stand til å kjøpe medisinsk hjelp da Kino finner en østers med en perle i.

Boka handler om fruktplukkerne i California under depresjonen. Den følger skjebnen til Jim Nolan hvis familie er blitt ødelagt av "systemet". I fortvilelse slutter Jim seg til kommunistene, og blir trukket inn i en streik med leiearbeidere som snart kommer ut av kontroll. Denne romanen er en observasjon av sosialt og politisk opprør, samtidig som den er en historie om en ung manns kamp for en egen identitet.

Den vakre dalen ligger så innbydende mellom de høye åsene, og mange skaffer seg land der nede fordi de er overbevist om at de kan finne lykken der. De får snart erfare at livet arter seg nokså likt, uansett hvor de slår seg ned.

Over tre generasjoner oppfyller familien Trask den bibelske myten om Kain og Abel. Gjennom det menneskelige dramaet som utspiller seg mellom dem, behandler forfatteren menneskets dypeste gåter og savn. Filmatisert av Elia Kazan med James Dean i hovedrollen.

I 1939 (på norsk i 1940) kom denne romanen som slo fast at Steinbeck var en av mestrene i moderne amerikansk prosadiktning. Romanen står i dag som et minnesmerke over depresjonens elendighet. Handlingen er hentet fra 1930-årenes USA. Hovedpersonene er familien Joad, en av mange farmerfamilier som må flykte fra Oklahoma, etter at banker og storspekulanter har tatt jorda fra dem. Lokket av løfter fra farmere i California begir de seg vestover mot det forjettede land, der ny elendighet venter dem.

Handlingen foregår i Cannery Row i den lille byen Monterey, California. Gjennom møtet med de som bor i gaten og et samfunn der alle kjenner alle, gir forfatteren et utsnitt av deres dagligliv. Den er en humoristisk skildring av ulike mennesketyper fra Fauna, den lokale horemammaen, til stedets boms Hazel. Doc er vendt tilbake fra krigen, men han har det ikke bra. De andre finner ut at Doc ganske enkelt trenger en kvinne. Boken er en frittstående fortsettelse av "Cannery Row"

The last of John Steinbeck's play-novelettes and his final attempt, after 1937's Of Mice and Men and 1942's The Moon is Down, to create what he saw as a new, experimental literary form A Penguin Classic Four scenes, four people: the husband who yearns for a son, ignorant of his own sterility; the wife who commits adultery to fulfill her husband's wish; the father of the child; and the outsider whose actions will affect them all. In this turn on a medieval morality play, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck casts an unwavering light on these four intertwined lives, revealing in their finely drawn circumstances the universal contours of vulnerability and passion, desperation and desire. This edition features an introduction and notes for further reading by Steinbeck scholar John Ditsky. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A riveting novel of labor strife and apocalyptic violence, now a major motion picture starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Selena Gomez, and Zach Braff A Penguin Classic At once a relentlessly fast-paced, admirably observed novel of social unrest and the story of a young man's struggle for identity, In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against rapacious landowners spirals out of control, as a principled defiance metamorphoses into blind fanaticism. Caught in the upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who find himself in the course of the strike, briefly becomes its leader, and is ultimately crushed in its service. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.