The Moon is Down - John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck in general

Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. His family owned land in the area, but they were not rich. As a youth he loved the outdoors and nature, but he also read widely. He attended Salinas High School until 1919 when he went to Stanford University to study marine biology. He took a number of jobs to help him pay his way through university, including a job on a ranch near King City in the Salinas Valley. He left university in 1925 without taking a degree, determined to be a writer. He had a number of jobs before his first novel, Cup of Gold, about the 17th century pirate Henry Morgan, was published in 1929. Most of his early work is set in Southern California and ...

John Steinbeck in general

Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. His family owned land in the area, but they were not rich. As a youth he loved the outdoors and nature, but he also read widely. He attended Salinas High School until 1919 when he went to Stanford University to study marine biology. He took a number of jobs to help him pay his way through university, including a job on a ranch near King City in the Salinas Valley. He left university in 1925 without taking a degree, determined to be a writer. He had a number of jobs before his first novel, Cup of Gold, about the 17th century pirate Henry Morgan, was published in 1929. Most of his early work is set in Southern California and ...

Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck is one of America's best loved authors and he is fast becoming one of my favourites too. Perhaps most famous for Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, his literary career spanned some 40 years and included a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Having read and re-read Of Mice and Men (highly recommended for all ages), I have been getting stuck into some of his other novels including Grapes of Wrath and To a God Unknown. I spotted Tortilla Flat in my local book store and snapped it up. Its the Penguin edition which is the one pictured on Dooyoo with an introduction by Thomas Fensch. The introduction is interesting in itself as it gives a ...

Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck is one of America's best loved authors and he is fast becoming one of my favourites too. Perhaps most famous for Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, his literary career spanned some 40 years and included a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Having read and re-read Of Mice and Men (highly recommended for all ages), I have been getting stuck into some of his other novels including Grapes of Wrath and To a God Unknown. I spotted Tortilla Flat in my local book store and snapped it up. Its the Penguin edition which is the one pictured on Dooyoo with an introduction by Thomas Fensch. The introduction is interesting in itself as it gives a ...

The Pearl - John Steinbeck

earthly existence, however, becomes worthless when compared to the joys of living with God in Heaven. However, Steinbeck uses the parable as a meditation on the American dream of success. Steinbeck, who himself had risen quickly to prosperity, explores how Kino, the protagonist of The Pearl, deals with his newfound prominence in the community and riches. Steinbeck found a second inspiration for The Pearl in the tale of a young Mexican boy told in Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez. However, the boy in the original form of the story wished to use the pearl to buy clothing, alcohol and sex. The story contains several similar plot points, including the rapacious dealers ...

The Pearl - John Steinbeck

earthly existence, however, becomes worthless when compared to the joys of living with God in Heaven. However, Steinbeck uses the parable as a meditation on the American dream of success. Steinbeck, who himself had risen quickly to prosperity, explores how Kino, the protagonist of The Pearl, deals with his newfound prominence in the community and riches. Steinbeck found a second inspiration for The Pearl in the tale of a young Mexican boy told in Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez. However, the boy in the original form of the story wished to use the pearl to buy clothing, alcohol and sex. The story contains several similar plot points, including the rapacious dealers ...