John Steinbeck
1) East of Eden
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Description
A reworking of the story of Cain and Abel, the 1952 novel recounts the brutal dissolution of a California family.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1986
Description
A parable of commitment, loneliness, hope and loss, OF MICE AND MEN is a powerful and moving portrayal of two men striving to understand their own unique place in the world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling...
4) The red pony
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1994
Description
This is the tragic story of Jody, a young farm boy, and his red pony. As he meets disaster with brave acceptance, his knowledge of life matures.
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Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
A collection of stories includes "The Moon is down," which details the transformation of ordinary life under Nazi rule in an unnamed Scandinavian country under German occupation, as well as "Cannery Row," "The Pearl," and "East of Eden."
6) The pearl
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1947
Description
In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, John Steinbeck retells an old Mexican folk tale: the story of the great pearl, how it was found, and how it was lost. For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession...
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1997
Description
Danny is a "paisano", descended from the Spanish settlers who arrived in California centuries before. He is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen when he suddenly inherits two houses, until he tires of his responsibilities and disappears.
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Formats
Description
An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in a deluxe centennial edition
In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity,...
In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity,...
11) Of mice and men
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Description
They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation...
12) Zapata
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
1993
Description
"Presents John Steinbeck's original narrative of the life of Emiliano Zapata, champion of the peasants during the Mexican Revolution, and features the award-winning screenplay for 'Viva, Zapata!' a film based on the narrative, with notes by director Elia Kazan."
14) Cannery row
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1992
Description
Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Floodrsquo;s bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist...
15) OF MICE AND MEN
Publisher
Corinth Films
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Tells the story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles the farmer's wife.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
Following a prison term he served for manslaughter, Tom Joad returns to find his family homestead overwhelmed by weather and the greed of the banking industry. With little work potential on the horizon of the Oklahoma dust bowls, the entire family packs up and heads for the promised land - California. But the arduous trip and harsh living conditions they encounter offer little hope, and family unity proves as daunting a challenge as any other they...
17) Of mice and men
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
In Depression-era California, two migrant workers dream of better days on a spread of their own until an act of unintentional violence leads to tragic consequences.
18) Lifeboat
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
When an their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
Publisher
Momentum Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Set in California apple country in the 1930s, nine hundred migratory workers rise up and join forces to protest unfair wages and working conditions. As the labor strike wears on and conflict grows between the apple pickers and the local growers' association, what begins as a fight for their rights turns into an all-out battle for survival in this star-studded retelling of John Steinbeck's beloved novel.