Spydus Search Results - Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 (Keywords)

Of mice and men / John Steinbeck.

The grapes of wrath / John Steinbeck.

Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family. But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll, there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival...
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: UK : Penguin Books, 2017.
535 pages ; 18 cm

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East of Eden / John Steinbeck.

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.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin Books, 2017.
727 pages ; 19 cm

12 copies

The pearl / John Steinbeck.

This is a parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, a Mexican pearl-diver finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his impoverished life will be magically transformed.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin Books, 2017.
96 pages ; 19 cm

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The red pony / John Steinbeck.

'The Red Pony' is a classic tale which appeals to children and adults alike. Ten-year-old Jody is thrilled to get a colt for his birthday, even though he must work hard for it. Nothing can prepare him for the bitter realities of life, however.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin Books, 2017.
112 pages ; 19 cm

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Cannery Row / John Steinbeck.

In the din and stink that is Cannery Row a colourful blend of misfits - gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists - survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin Books, 2017.
176 pages ; 19 cm

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Of mice and men / John Steinbeck.

Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they'll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price. Gentle giant Lennie doesn't know his own strength, and when they find work at a ranch he gets into trouble with the boss's daughter-in-law. Trouble so bad that even his protector George may not be able to save him.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2016.
246 pages ; 20 cm

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The grapes of wrath [sound recording] / John Steinbeck.

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. It tells of the Joad family who travel West in search of the promised land, and find only broken dreams.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Unabridged edition.
Published: London : BBC Audiobooks, 2015.
CDs : digital, stereo

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East of Eden / John Steinbeck.

Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this powerful, often shocking, story follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin Classics, 2014.
640 pages ; 19 cm

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Cannery Row / John Steinbeck.

In the din and stink that is Cannery Row a colourful blend of misfits - gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists - survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2012.
168 p. ; 19 cm.

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The grapes of wrath / John Steinbeck.

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. It tells of the Joad family who travel West in search of the promised land, and find only broken dreams. An epic human drama by John Steinbeck, one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, The Grapes of Wrath depicts the devastating effects of the Great Depression, and won both the American National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.'To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.'Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family. But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll, there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival . . .Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Grapes of Wrath is an epic human drama. Of this novel, Steinbeck himself said: 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2011.
535 p. ; 19 cm.

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The grapes of wrath [sound recording] / John Steinbeck.

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. It tells of the Joad family who travel West in search of the promised land, and find only broken dreams.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Unabridged edition
Published: Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2011.
16 sound discs (19 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

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Of mice and men [sound recording] / John Steinbeck.

The childlike Lennie is lost without his guardian, George, who feels his slow-witted friend has been delivered into his keeping. Bound by their fragile dream of owning land where they will 'belong', their paradisial future is soon shattered.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Unabridged edition
Published: London : Hachette Digital, 2010.
5 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

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Of mice and men : a play in three acts / by John Steinbeck.

Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: New York ; London : Penguin, 2009.
172 p. ; 20 cm.

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The grapes of wrath / John Steinbeck ; retold by Paola Trimarco.

Author: Trimarco, Paola
Published: Harlow : Pearson Education, 2008.
ix, 90 p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin readers. Level 5

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Of mice and men / John Steinbeck.

The childlike Lennie is lost without his guardian, George, who feels his slow-witted friend has been delivered into his keeping. Bound by their fragile dream of owning land where they will 'belong', their paradisial future is soon shattered.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2006.
120 p. ; 18 cm.
Penguin red classics

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The grapes of wrath [videorecording] / producer, Darryl Zanuck.

John Ford's adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel follows the traumatic journey made by the Joads, a dispossesed Oklahoma family who head towards California to begin a new life. When Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) returns home after being released from prison, he discovers the farmlands have been destroyed by dust storms. Seeking a better future, he leaves with his mother (Jane Darwell) and the rest of the family for California. Their journey is far from easy, however, and there is no guarantee the promised land will provide the life they are hoping for.
Published: [United Kingdom] : 20th Century Fox Home Ent., 2005.
1 DVD (129 min.) : black and white

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Of men and their making : the selected nonfiction of John Steinbeck / edited by Susan Shillinglaw and Jackson J. Benson.

John Steinbeck's writing was fuelled by a need to observe things firsthand, whether as a journalist or novelist. The success of 'The Grapes of Wrath' enabled him to travel the world, writing about the great events of each decade.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2003.
xviii, 429 p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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The pastures of heaven / John Steinbeck.

As he writes of a family made to feel poor by a neighbour's charity, of the destruction of a retarded boy's hold on reality, and of a father jealous of the suspected attentions paid to his daughter, Steinbeck depicts the damage insensitivity can cause.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
[New] ed. / with an introduction and notes by James Nagel.
Published: London : Penguin, 2001.
xxxi, 207p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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The wayward bus / John Steinbeck.

In typical Steinbeck fashion, this tale of an ordinary bus ride through the back roads of the California countryside towards the city provides fresh and unusual insight into the human condition through revelations about some of its passengers.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2001.
261p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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Zapata / John Steinbeck ; edited and with commentary by Robert E. Morsberger.

This volume contains Steinbeck's full script for the film 'Viva Zapata!', starring Marlon Brando, for which he received Academy Award nominations for best story and screenplay. Notes by the film's acclaimed director, Elia Kazan, are also included.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2001.
400p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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To a god unknown / John Steinbeck.

Working to tame and cultivate the harsh country, Joseph Wayne responds with feeling to the joys and failings of homestead life. But as he perceives too late, it is the power of nature itself that exposes the futility of man's vanity.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
[New] ed. / with an introduction and notes by Robert DeMott.
Published: London : Penguin, 2000.
xl, 188p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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Sweet Thursday / John Steinbeck.

A sequel to the enormously popular Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday recreates its bawdy, high-spirited world of bums, drunks and hookers, telling the story of what happened to everyone after the war.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Penguin, 2000.
x, 260p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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The red pony / John Steinbeck.

The Red Pony is a classic tale which appeals to children and adults alike. Ten year old Jody is thrilled to get a colt for his birthday, even though he must work hard for it. Nothing can prepare him for the bitter realities of life, however.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
[New ed.] / with an introduction by John Seelye.
Published: London : Penguin, 2000.
xxxi, 95p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

In dubious battle / John Steinbeck.

In the strike-bound landscape of the 1930s, work is as scarce as it is hard. This novel is an observation of social and political turmoil and a moving story of a young man's struggle for identity.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
[New ed.].
Published: London : Penguin, 2000.
xxxiii, 355p. ; 20 cm.
Penguin classics

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Steinbeck : a life in letters / edited by Elaine Steinbeck and Robert Wallsten.

John Steinbeck was a prolific correspondent, and this collection of letters to friends, family, his editor and a circle of public figures gives an insight into the raw creative processes of one of the most naturally-gifted and hard-working writing minds of this century.
Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Minerva, 1994.
xiv, 905p.

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The log from the Sea of Cortez : the narrative portion of the book Sea of Cortez with a profile 'About Ed Ricketts' / John Steinbeck.

Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: London : Mandarin, 1990, c1951.
353p. ; 18cm.

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Plpr6 : ast Of Eden

Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: Publisher Unknown

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Cup of Gold

Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Published: Publisher Unknown

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