John Steinbeck
Author
Series
Library of America volume 72
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
909 p. ; 21 cm.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 86
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
c1996.
Physical Desc
1067 p. ; 21 cm.
29) La perla
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
88 pages ; 19 cm
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1942.
Physical Desc
188 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
Steinbeck's comment on the moral and ethical implications of war, begins in an unknown town that has just been occupied by a small regiment of enemy soldiers. With no alternative, the Mayor of the town agrees to meet with the enemy to try to work out a plan for peaceful co-existence before the impending war goes much further.
31) Novels 1942-1952
Author
Series
Library of America volume 132
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
983 p. ; 21 cm.
Author
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xxiii, 190 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Steinbeck in Vietnam offers for the first time a complete collection of the dispatches Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday. Rejected by the military because of his reputation as a subversive, and reticent to document the war officially for the Johnson administration, Steinbeck saw in Newsday a unique opportunity to put his skills to use. Between December 1966 and May 1967, the sixty-four-year-old toured the major combat areas of South...
36) The wayward bus
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1947
Physical Desc
312 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
The ambitions, dreams, failings, and innermost thoughts of a diverse group of passengers are revealed as they travel aboard a bus along the backroads of California.
37) Of mice and men
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001, c1992
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
39) East of Eden
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (117 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two brothers struggle for the affection of their father.
40) The red pony
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is the story of conflict between a nine-year-old boy, his father and the family's hired man. The son works his way from despair to contentment with the aid of a small red pony.