John Steinbeck

Steinbeck's first major critical and commercial success, Tortilla Flat is also his funniest novel. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above money and possessions, so that when he suddenly inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to...

Kolejny tom dzieł laureata literackiej Nagrody Nobla. Ulica Nadbrzeżna położona w ubogiej dzielnicy portowego miasta Monterey jest domem ?dziwek, alfonsów, szulerów?, ale wystarczy spojrzeć z innej perspektywy, by uznać, że to ?święte, aniołowie, męczennicy i błogosławieni?. Wśród nich żyją Henry, malarz zbierający kawałki drewna, by zbudować łódź,...

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...

"There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon." Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a...

Both a fast-paced story of social unrest and strike, and the tale of one young man's struggle for identity, "In Dubious Battle" is a novel about the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Set in California apple country, a strike by migrant workers spirals out of control, as principled defiance turns into blind...

Set in England, Africa and Italy this collection of Steinbeck's World War II news correspondence was written for the "New York Herald Tribune" in the latter part of 1943....