Author: johnsteinbeck
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men: Hardworking grocery clerk Ethan hatches a plot to regain his family’s wealth and honor in this “major novel… Fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews).
From the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize–winning author of “quintessentially American classics” (The New York Times) comes a dazzling box set — including Of Mice and Men and The Red Pony.
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of East of Eden comes “an utterly unprecedented sort of book” (Kirkus Reviews) about a group of friends seeking community in Monterey, California. A “delightful novel” (The New York Times).
In this classic novel of Depression-era America, a Nobel Prize–winning author portrays a tragic friendship between two traveling workers who dream of a better life. “A gripping tale… that you will not set down until it is finished” (The New York Times).
Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside–and betrayal born within the close-knit community. Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germanyâ’s power, this masterful fable uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war–and about human nature. Steinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy” had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Despite Axis efforts to suppress it (in Fascist Italy, mere possession of the book was punishable by death), The Moon Is Down was secretly translated into French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian, and Russian; hundreds of thousands…
An American classic from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of East of Eden and Of Mice and Men: Cannery Row’s motley residents come together to show appreciation for one of their own. “One of the most thoroughly enjoyable and delicious books you’ll ever have the fortune to read” (Chicago Sun-Times).
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Grapes of Wrath: When an impoverished diver discovers a pearl like no other, his destiny is altered forever… “Has the distinction and sincerity that are evident in everything [Steinbeck] writes” (The New Yorker).
The celebrated, Nobel Prize–winning author of East of Eden recounts his cross-country quest to rediscover America in this #1 New York Times bestseller. “Pure delight, a pungent potpourri of places and people” (The New York Times Book Review).
An unforgettable classic from a famed Nobel Prize–winning author: The fates of two California families intertwine in this mesmerizing, multigenerational masterpiece. “We think it might be the best novel we’ve ever read” (Oprah Winfrey).
A classic, Pulitzer Prize–winning novel from the author of East of Eden: As the Great Depression rocks the nation, the Joad family embarks on a journey to fight for their future. “Steinbeck’s best novel” (Time).