Bøger af John Steinbeck

Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him.

Now available in a Penguin Classics edition, Steinbeck's classic comes with a completely revised Introduction and, for the first time, detailed notes by leading Steinbeck scholar Robert DeMott.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for LiteraturePerhaps the most American of American classics, The Grapes of Wrath follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s. It is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven off their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California.

John Steinbeck was never content to repeat himself, and his restless search for new forms and fresh subject matter is fully evident in the books of his later years. This volume collects four novels that exhibit the full range of his gift, along with a travel book that has become one of his most enduringly popular works.In The Wayward Bus (1947), Steinbeck leads a group of ill-matched passengers representing a spectrum of social types and classes, stranded by a washed-out bridge, on a circuitous journey that exposes cruelties, self-deceptions, and unsuspected moral strengths. The tone ranges from boisterous comedy to trenchant satirical observation of postwar America. Burning Bright (1950), an allegory set against shifting backgrounds (circus, sea, farm) and revolving around the fear of sterility and the desire for self-perpetuation, marks Steinbeck's involvement with the drama in its fusion of the forms of novel and play.Sweet Thursday (1954) marks Steinbeck's return, in a mood of sometimes frothy comedy, to the characters and milieu of his earlier Cannery Row. A love story set against the background of the local brothel, the Bear Flag, Sweet Thursday is for all its intimations of melancholy one of the most lighthearted of Steinbeck's books. It was subsequently adapted by Rodgers and Hammerstein into their musical Pipe Dream. Steinbeck's final novel, The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) is set in an old Long Island whaling town modeled on Sag Harbor, where he had been spending time since 1953. The book breaks new ground in its depiction of the crass commercialism of contemporary America, and its impact on a protagonist with traditionalist values who is appalled but finally tempted by the encroaching sleaziness.Travels with Charley in Search of America (1962) was Steinbeck's last published book. A record of his experiences and observations as he drove around America in a pickup truck, accompanied by his standard poodle Charley, it is filled with engaging, often humorous description and comes to a powerful climax in an encounter with racist demonstrators in New Orleans.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

With the inquisitiveness of an investigative reporter and the emotional power of a novelist in his prime, Steinbeck toured the squatters' camps and Hoovervilles of California. Here he found once strong, independent farmers so reduced in dignity, sick, sullen, and defeated that they had been "cast down to a kind of subhumanity." He contrasts their misery with the hope offered by government resettlement camps, where self-help communities were restoring dignity and indeed saving lives.The Harvest Gypsies gives us an eyewitness account of the horrendous Dust Bowl migration and provides the factual foundation for Steinbeck's masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath. Included are twenty-two photographs by Dorothea Lange and others, many of which accompanied Steinbeck's original articles.

For use in schools and libraries only. The Ribald men yearn for land of their own.

"There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” One of Steinbeck's most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds 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 Juana cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. This classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck examines the fallacy of the American dream, and illustrates the fall from innocence experienced by people who believe that wealth erases all problems. This Centennial edition, specially designed to commemorate one hundred years of Steinbeck, features french flaps and deckle-edged pages.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 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.

"Surely his most interesting, plausibly his most memorable, and . . . arguably his best book" -The New York Times Book ReviewFor John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter-writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with a 1968 note written in Sag Herbor, New York, Steinbeck: A Life in Letters reveals the inner thoughts and rough character of this American author as nothing else has and as nothing else ever will."The reader will discover as much about the making of a writer and the creative process, as he will about Steinbeck. And that's a lot." -Los Angeles Herald-Examiner"A rewarding book of enduring interest, this becomes a major part of the Steinbeck canon." -The Wall Street Journal

Das vorliegende Modell bezieht sich auf folgende Textausgabe: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men. Hrsg. von Rudolph F. Rau. Braunschweig: Diesterweg 2015.Passend zum Schwerpunktthema "The American Dream"John Steinbeck beschreibt in Of Mice and Men die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Wanderarbeitern, einer einsamen Frau und Ranchhelfern mit einem Ranchbesitzer und seinem Sohn im Amerika zur Zeit der Großen Depression in den 1930ern. Diese Auseinandersetzung wird zum Synonym für den Konflikt mit einer Sozialstruktur, die Arbeiter als ersetzbare Objekte anstatt als wertvolle Menschen ansieht. Die Entdeckung und Erhaltung ihrer Menschenwürde im Angesicht von überwältigend entmenschlichenden Kräften wird zur kritischen Herausforderung. Steinbeck hat nicht nur ein amerikanisches Drama geschrieben, das an einen bestimmten Ort und einen bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Geschichte gebunden ist; Of Mice and Men ist ein Drama über die Menschlichkeit an allen Orten und für alle Zeiten.Contents:The novel - The author - The content - The characters - Das Unterrichtsmodell - Vorüberlegungen zum Einsatz des Romans/Films im Unterricht - Konzeption des Unterrichtsmodells - KlausurenComponent 1: The social and historical background: Getting started - The social and historical background - Of Mice and Men and the reader's reactionsComponent 2: Major themes in Of Mice and Men: Loneliness and friendship - Dreams - Death and guiltComponent 3: The interpersonal microcosm of the farm hand community in the novel: Characters in fiction-an introduction - Characters in Of Mice and Men - RelationshipsComponent 4: Analysing formal aspects: The narrative perspective, style and structure in Of Mice and Men: The narrative perspective and its impact on the reader - Structure in Of Mice and MenComponent 5: Working with the film Of Mice and Men - task-based learning: Der Film - Szenenindex - Organisatorische, didaktische und methodische Überlegungen

Passend zum Schwerpunktthema "The American Dream"John Steinbeck beschreibt in Of Mice and Men die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Wanderarbeitern, einer einsamen Frau und Ranchhelfern mit einem Ranchbesitzer und seinem Sohn im Amerika zur Zeit der Großen Depression in den 1930ern. Diese Auseinandersetzung wird zum Synonym für den Konflikt mit einer Sozialstruktur, die Arbeiter als ersetzbare Objekte anstatt als wertvolle Menschen ansieht. Die Entdeckung und Erhaltung ihrer Menschenwürde im Angesicht von überwältigend entmenschlichenden Kräften wird zur kritischen Herausforderung. Steinbeck hat nicht nur ein amerikanisches Drama geschrieben, das an einen bestimmten Ort und einen bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Geschichte gebunden ist; Of Mice and Men ist ein Drama über die Menschlichkeit an allen Orten und für alle Zeiten.Unsere Diesterweg-Ausgabe enthält eine Einleitung der Steinbeckexpertin, Dr. Charlotte Hadella, Southern Oregon University. Die ausführliche Erklärung der amerikanischen Umgangssprache erleichtert das Lesen des Romans. Außerdem tragen zahlreiche Annotationen, eine timeline und Steinbeck-Biographie sowie weitere Hintergrundmaterialien zum besseren Verständnis der Lektüre bei.

Många känner till John Steinbeck. Den stora, amerikanska författaren. Nobelpristagaren som skildrade den amerikanska arbetarklassens mödor och glädje. Få känner dock till att John Steinbeck också hade en karriär som journalist. I den här spännande samlingen texter får vi stifta bekantskap med en orädd och nyfiken skribent som ger sig i kast med dåtidens mest brinnande frågor: den stora depressionen, Vietnamkriget.John Steinbeck (1902-1968) räknas idag som en av de viktigaste amerikanska författarna. Han tilldelades Nobelpriset i litteratur 1962.

Under Anden Verdenskrig var den amerikanske forfatter John Steinbeck udsendt som krigskorrespondent for avisen "New York Herald Tribune", og "Der var engang en krig" indeholder en række af de artikler han skrev fra juni til december 1943.Steinbeck dækker ikke krigen direkte, men holder sig til beretninger om de mennesker, der lever med og som en del af krigen. Han fortæller blandt andet om amerikanske soldater med hjemve, der forsøger at dyrke deres egne grøntsager i englændernes haver og om festlighederne i Capri på Sicilien, da byen blev befriet af de amerikanske tropper.John Steinbeck (1902-1968) var en amerikansk forfatter, der skrev et væld af noveller og romaner, der er blevet oversat til flere forskellige sprog. I 1962 modtog John Steinbeck Nobelprisen i litteratur, og hans værker er bredt anerkendte verden over.

Året är 1940 och John Steinbeck har tillsammans med sin vän marinbiologen Ed Ricketts givit sig ut på en forskningsresa till sjöss. Genom fartygets loggbok får vi dagligen följa resan, forskningen, och äventyren. På fartyget Western Flyer reser de till Montereybukten vid Kaliforniens kust för att samla in olika havslevande varelser. Bukten hade inte tidigare undersökts med någon större noggrannhet, och Steinbecks och Ricketts anteckningar är därför inte bara vetenskapligt intressanta, utan även humoristiska, fulla av filosofiska funderingar och äventyrliga upptåg.John Steinbeck (1902-1968) räknas som en av Amerikas viktigaste författare. Hans romaner är ofta breda, episka berättelser om amerikansk arbetarklass. 1962 belönades han med Nobelpriset i litteratur.

Många känner till John Steinbeck. Den stora, amerikanska författaren. Nobelpristagaren som skildrade den amerikanska arbetarklassens mödor och glädje. Få känner dock till att John Steinbeck också hade en karriär som journalist. I den här spännande samlingen texter får vi stifta bekantskap med en orädd och nyfiken skribent som ger sig i kast med dåtidens mest brinnande frågor: den stora depressionen, Vietnamkriget.-