John Steinbeck Libri

In un moderno Eden, la valle percorsa dal fiume Salinas, nella California settentrionale, si intrecciano le complesse vicende di varie generazioni, gli Hamilton e i Trask. E' un mondo primitivo e pagano, popolato da personaggi - contadini e sognatori, uomini e donne simboli del bene o del male - dietro i quali agiscono conflitti primordiali, ataviche miserie che si tramandano di padre in figlio come una forza acuta e invincibile. Una saga familiare che tra odi e antagonismi scorre parallela ai grandi momenti della storia americana, dalla guerra civile al primo conflitto mondiale. Scritto nel 1952, soggetto dell'omonimo film di Elia Kazan (1955) interpretato da James Dean, "La valle dell'Eden" è una sorta di summa delle tematiche affrontate da Steinbeck nel corso della sua lunga attività letteraria. A tinte forti lo scrittore californiano dipinge un affresco in cui realismo e poesia, simbolismo e humour fanno da calibrato supporto alla denuncia degli effetti di quelle pulsioni violente e irrazionali che la coscienza contemporanea vorrebbe negare e alla visione critica di una società fattasi con il trascorrere dei decenni sempre più pessimistica.

Pubblicato nel 1939, "Furore" è subito divenuto il romanzo simbolo della Grande Depressione americana. Nell'odissea della famiglia Joad, in penosa marcia, come migliaia e migliaia di americani, è ripercorsa la storia delle grandi, disperate migrazioni interne, lungo la Highway 66, verso lo sfruttamento, la miseria, la fame: un quadro potente e amaro di una dura Terra promessa dove la manodopera era sfruttata e mal pagata, dove ciascuno portava con sè la propria miseria "come un marchio di infamia". John Steinbeck (1902-1968) fu insignito del Premio Nobel nel 1962. "Furore" è anche un film del 1940, diretto da John Ford, con la sceneggiatura scritta dallo stesso Steinbeck, che ha ricevuto due premi oscar nel 1941. L'American Film Institute l'ha inserito al 24° posto tra i 100 migliori film americani di tutti i tempi.

Ventisei avvincenti racconti di maestri del giallo come Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, John Steinbeck e Ruth Rendell, tutti uniti da un tema comune: il gioco. Queste storie esplorano come il gioco influisca in modo determinante o "definitivo" sulle vite dei protagonisti, a volte persino mettendo in gioco la loro esistenza. Che si tratti di scacchi, bridge o poker, il risultato ha un costo, e il lettore è invitato a scoprire i finali sorprendenti. Gli intrecci coinvolgenti permettono di immedesimarsi nei personaggi, rendendo la lettura fluida e, in alcuni casi, inquietante, con brividi assicurati. In "La scelta del mazziere" di Forrest V. Perrin, si intrecciano diamanti e rischi; in "Il giocatore di dadi" di John Steinbeck, un uomo fortunato affronta un imprevisto; "Il Circolo dello Scarabeo" di J. P. Cohane gioca con fantasmi e rivelazioni inquietanti; "Il pedone avvelenato" di Henry Slesar presenta una sfida tra campioni; "Il nuovo padrone" di Lord Dunsany introduce una macchina da scacchi che si rivela mostruosa; infine, "Vita, morte e indovinelli" di Robert Loy coinvolge enigmi e scommesse. In "Il Circolo dei Giocatori d’azzardo" di Ellery Queen, un caso anomalo mette alla prova l'ingegno del detective.

Nezabudnuteľné dielo nositeľa Nobelovej ceny. Mystický román so silným poetickým nábojom a prorockým pátosom, situovaný do autorovho rodného Salinaského údolia, je príbehom muža pokúšajúceho sa ovládnuť prírodu a vlastný osud, pochopiť seba samého aj nevyspytateľné sily ovplyvňujúce chod tohto sveta. Jozef sa s požehnaním umierajúceho otca vydá do Kalifornie a založí si tam farmu. Verí, že ho otcova duša neopustila a že sa vtelila do košatého duba, pri ktorom farmu postavil. Po rokoch za ním prídu aj jeho traja bratia s rodinami. Všetkým sa skvele darí až do chvíle, keď jeden z bratov vystrašený Jozefovým pohanským správaním strom zotne.

Capolavoro indiscusso di John Steinbeck, punta di diamante del realismo americano, Furore uscì nel 1939, quando le rapide conquiste del New Deal rooseveltiano avevano già neutralizzato quasi del tutto l'incubo della Grande Depressione. Anche per questo, probabilmente, il suo successo fu enorme e immediato: quell'incubo tornava a risaltare dalle pagine del libro in tutta la sua evidenza e drammaticità, ma anche, inevitabilmente, coi tratti consolatori dello scampato pericolo. Eppure nel romanzo di consolatorio c'è ben poco: l'odissea della famiglia Joad, una famiglia di contadini costretta dalla miseria e dalla fame a lasciare l'Oklahoma per raggiungere la lontanissima California alla ricerca angosciosa di un lavoro e di un posto dove vivere, è una vera propria esplorazione dell'inferno.

Ambientato a Long Island, "L'inverno del nostro scontento" è l'ultimo romanzo di Steinbeck e fu pubblicato l'anno prima del conseguimento del premio Nobel (1962). Protagonista è Ethan Hawley, discendente di una antica famiglia di balenieri, ridottosi a fare il commesso in un negozio che un tempo era di sua proprietà. Uomo onesto e responsabile, Hawley si sente in colpa verso la famiglia e, per ottenere tutto quello che la nuova società del benessere può consentire, ordisce una serie di imbrogli e tradimenti che gli fruttano la ricchezza, ma lo portano a una desolante crisi di coscienza e a un passo dal togliersi la vita.

Nuova traduzione di Michele Mari La storia di un’amicizia profonda tra due uomini, due braccianti stagionali in California che condividono un sogno. George Milton si occupa da sempre con ferma dolcezza di Lennie Small, un gigante con il cuore e la mente di un bambino. Il loro progetto, mentre vagano di ranch in ranch, è trovare un posto tutto per loro a Hill Country, dove la terra costa poco: un posto piccolo, giusto qualche acro da coltivare, e poi qualche pollo, maiali, conigli. Ma le loro speranze, come“i migliori progetti predisposti da uomini e topi” (è un verso di Burns), sono destinate a sbriciolarsi. Il ritratto di un’America soffocata dalla crisi e di un’umanità gretta e gelosa nella drammatica rappresentazione di un maestro della letteratura. Scritto nel 1937 e destinato a un pubblico di uomini semplici come George e Lennie, Uomini e topi è una breve storia ricca di dialoghi, un piccolo gioiello di scrittura, pensato da Steinbeck per essere messo in scena in teatro e al cinema: e così è successo, sul grande schermo e a Broadway. Ma Uomini e topi resta prima di tutto un romanzo indimenticabile. Questa edizione propone nella nuova traduzione di Michele Mari un racconto di impegno, solitudine, speranza e perdita che resta uno dei libri più letti e più amati della letteratura mondiale.

L'insopprimibile anelito alla libertà, la volontà di un popolo pacifico e fiero di non lasciarsi asservire dal nemico. È questo il tema de La luna è tramontata , uno dei libri più amati di Steinbeck, scritto nel 1942, durante una delle fasi più cupe della Seconda guerra mondiale. Traendo spunto da un episodio della resistenza norvegese contro l'invasione nazista, questo romanzo è la storia di gente semplice, abituata a fare i conti con sentimenti umili ed eterni: l'amore, l'odio, il senso della responsabilità e della dignità. Un'opera limpida e priva di retorica che trascende la cronaca per rendere omaggio al coraggio di un pugno di uomini normali destinati dalle circostanze a diventare eroi per proteggere le proprie tradizioni democratiche.

La valle lunga è una raccolta di 12 racconti di John Steinbeck pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1938.

Steinbeck adotta la struttura e i temi della leggenda arturiana, creando un "Camelot" su una collina trasandata sopra la città di Monterey, California, popolata da un colorato gruppo di cavalieri. Al centro della storia c'è Danny, la cui casa, simile al castello di Artù, diventa un luogo di ritrovo per uomini in cerca di avventura, amicizia e un senso di appartenenza. Questi "cavalieri" sono paisanos, uomini di origine mista, i cui antenati si sono stabiliti in California secoli prima. Liberi da legami con lavori e altre complicazioni della vita americana, resistono con forza alla corruzione del lavoro onesto nell'oceano di rettitudine civile che li circonda. Mentre Steinbeck racconta le loro imprese—i loro amori, le meravigliose risse, il loro bere vino alla Rabelais—intesse una storia avvincente e, alla fine, toccata dalla tristezza, simile alle famose leggende della Tavola Rotonda che lo hanno ispirato.

Sulla perla trovata in fondo al mare un pescatore messicano ha costruito il sogno di una vita migliore, il riscatto dalla miseria e dalla fatica. L’inquietudine e le passioni suscitate da questo fugace tocco della fortuna sconvolgono la sua vita, quella di sua moglie e del suo bambino. Contro la violenza non basta più l’amore di Juana, né la solidarietà di alcuni poveri pescatori che si accontenteranno di poter vedere la fortuna da vicino. Dalla grande fantastica avventura, Kino e i suoi torneranno alla fatica di tutti i giorni senza nemmeno quell’unico bene che la vita aveva loro dato: la pace con se stessi.

Cresciuto in un ranch nel nord della California, Jody è ben addestrato nel duro lavoro e nelle richieste della vita di un allevatore. È abituato anche al mondo dei cavalli; ma nulla lo ha preparato al legame speciale che forgerà con Gabilan, un pony dal carattere irascibile che suo padre gli regala. Insieme a Billy Buck, il bracciante assunto, Jody si prende cura e addestra il suo cavallo, anticipando con impazienza il momento in cui potrà montare in sella a Gabilan. Ma quando Gabilan si ammala, Jody scopre che ci sono ancora lezioni da apprendere sui modi della natura e, in particolare, sui modi dell'uomo.

Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck’s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty that today ranks it alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition. This edition features an introduction and notes by Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw.

Nella Francia di un anno imprecisato del secolo corrente, causa un'indefinibile e irrisolvibile crisi, i partiti politici decidono unanimi che il paese ritorni al sistema monarchico. Il re prescelto, sia pure per via bastarda, discende nientemeno che da Carlo Magno, si chiama Pipino Hèristal, entusiasma tutti in patria e all'estero (gli USA e l'URSS, per opposte ragioni, concedono immediatamente sostanziosi prestiti alla Francia). Ma Pipino IV ha l'hobby dell'astronomia e la passione per il jazz. E' stati sempre fedele a sua moglie (e lei a lui). La loro unica figlia (a 20 già ex scrittrice di best-seller, ex comunista, ex mistica) è innamorata del figlio di un "re delle uova" californiano. Per casa gli girano uno zio antiquario che vende quadri (non firmati) di celeberrimi pittori del passato, nonché un'amica della moglie, ora saggissima e distintissima suora, un tempo mangiatrice d'uomini e ballerina nuda alle Folies-Bergère. Come può fare il re? Il breve regno di Pipino IV è uno scatenato "divertimento" di un grande scrittore, una sarcastica satira politico-psicologica della mentalità e della cultura europee, una lettura d'evasione pura che costringe a pensare (sorridendo) ai problemi del qui e ora del Vecchio Continente.

"Traces the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships as migrant farm workers."--Amazon.com.

Presents five works from American writer John Steinbeck, all portraying life in rural California

For 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 Harbor, 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.

Donated by the estate of Dr. Donald S. Moore.

Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience.

The tragic story of the complex bond between two migrant laborers in Central California. They are George Milton and Lennie Small, itinerant ranch hands who dream of one day owning a small farm. George acts as a father figure to Lennie, who is a very large, simple-minded man, calming him and helping to reign in his immense physical strength. .

Steinbeck wrote east of Eden in 1961. It was to be his longest and most ambitious novel. It took 10 months in the writing and he would warm up for his daily stand by pencilling a letter to his editor and friend Pascal Covici. East of Eden letters were never intended for publication. They provided insight into the mind and art of a great writer – here's every day hopes and fears, the small worries and deep convictions.

A final installment of a four-part collection of the classic American writer's works features his later novels, including "The Wayward Bus," "Burning Bright," "Sweet Thursday," and "The Winter of Our Discontent," in a volume that is complemented by his final published account, "Travels with Charley."

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In the late 1940s novelist John Steinbeck and photographer Robert Capra forged a travelling partnership that took them beyond the empty polemics of the Cold War into the real Soviet Union, where they reported on the everyday lives of ordinary citizens trying to rebuild their lives and hopes after the devastations of World War II. This book records, in words and pictures, the results of their journeys.

Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americas greatest writers and cultural figures. We have begun publishing his many works for the first time as blackspine Penguin Classics featuring eye-catching, newly commissioned art. This season we continue with the seven spectacular and influential books "East of Eden, Cannery Row, In Dubious Battle, The Long Valley, The Moon Is Down, The Pastures of Heaven," and "Tortilla Flat," Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readersand to the many who revisit them again and again.

In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row--the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears--from Doc, based on Steinbeck's lifelong friend Ed Ricketts, to Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by Robert DeMott.

John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during an astonishing burst of activity between June and October of 1938. Throughout the time he was creating his greatest work, Steinbeck faithfully kept a journal revealing his arduous journey toward its completion.The journal, like the novel it chronicles, tells a tale of dramatic proportions—of dogged determination and inspiration, yet also of paranoia, self-doubt, and obstacles. It records in intimate detail the conception and genesis of The Grapes of Wrath and its huge though controversial success. It is a unique and penetrating portrait of an emblematic American writer creating an essential American masterpiece.

The story of a complex, charismatic & self-effacing man whom many loved but few understood. Granted exclusive access to personal papers, it shares a wealth of previously unpublished lyrics, poetry and letters, and rare and never-before-seen photos. Jake is increasingly recognised as one of the most original artists of the twentieth century

A quest across America, from the northernmost tip of Maine to California’s Monterey Peninsula To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years. With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the interstates and the country roads, dines with truckers, encounters bears at Yellowstone and old friends in San Francisco. Along the way he reflects on the American character, racial hostility, the particular form of American loneliness he finds almost everywhere, and the unexpected kindness of strangers.

Of Mice and Men revolves around two central characters: Lennie and George. Lennie is a man with the strength of two, but with it the mind of a child - simple, unaffected, and kindly. His whole world centres around George, who steers him through life and protects him when his superhuman strength and child's mind unwittingly entangle him in trouble. Of Cannery Row John Steinbeck said he just 'opened the pages and let the stories crawl in by themselves'. Cannery Row is a street bordered by houses, shacks, and boiler pipes, in which live all kinds of people, good and bad, kind and cruel, the industrious and the idle, who have one thing at least in common - their poverty.

Each title in this series offers an exciting approach to English literature and will help students achieve a better grade. This book is packed with detailed summaries and commentaries, snappy advice, fun facts, and an extended resources section

1984 York Notes -- Notes on Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (Paperback)(8.25"x5.6"x0.25") Notes by Martin Stephen *** 9780582781856 ***72 Pages

A guide to reading "The Pearl" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

With contributions from writers as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, John Steinbeck, Charles Darwin, Ted Hughes, Ernest Hemingway and Dick King-Smith, this is a collection of over 20 stories and extracts about the animal kingdom.'

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 fanaticism. Caught in this upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who finds himself briefly becoming the leader of the strike before being crushed in its service. IN DUBIOUS BATTLE explores and dramatizes many of the ideas and themes key to Steinbeck's writing.

A Penguin Classic In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, embarked on a month long marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California, which resulted in their collaboration on the Sea of Cortez. In 1951, after Ricketts’ death, Steinbeck reissued his narrative portion of the work in memory of his friend and the inspiration for Cannery Row’s “Doc”. This exciting day-by-day account of their journey together is a rare blend of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition features an introduction by Richard Astro. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 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.

Photographs of Americans by various prominent photographers. Commentary by Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.

Synopsis Steinbeck's first posthumously published work, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights is a reinterpretation of tales from Malory's Morte d'Arthur. In this highly successful attempt to render Malory into Modern English, Steinbeck recreated the rhythm and tone of the original Middle English.

This story of crisis, passion, love and longing tells about the occupants of a wayward bus, which travels the backroads of the California countryside. There is the driver, hot-blooded and uninhibited, a girl who dances at stag parties, a travelling salesman, a young man and a college girl.

A satire of French politics and American big business, this is the tale of the Frenchman who did not want to be king, of his film-mad daughter Clotilde, and of his chief adviser - a nun who learned about life as a nude in the Follie-Bergere.

A Penguin Classic “Age can never dull this kind of writing,” writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck’s dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the guys in the bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour. He eats and drinks with soldiers behind enemy lines, talks with them, and fights beside them. First published in book form in 1958, these writings, now with a new introduction by Mark Bowden, create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.

The Pearl: When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. The Red Pony: Set on a ranch in the Calidornia mountains this is the story of the joy and sorrow a young boy finds in his responsibility for his horse.

The papers all said he was a fiend. I read all the papers. That's what they all said.' One of America's greatest writers explores mob violence, voyeurism and betrayal in these unforgettable tales of Californian life.

"Four scenes, four people: the husband who yearns for a son, ignorant of his own sterilty; the wife who commits adultery to fulfill her husband's wish; the father of the child; and the outsider whose actions will affect them all." -- pg 4 of cover

Steinbeck’s first novel and sole work of historical fiction—the violent, exciting story of the infamous pirate Henry Morgan A Penguin Classic From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the “cup of gold.” Cup of Gold is a lush, lyrical swashbuckling pirate fantasy, and sure to add new dimensions to readers’ perceptions of this all-American writer. This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 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.

“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 pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.

[Penguin Active Reading Level 3] "Kino finds a large pearl, which he thinks will save his family from poverty. But the pearl is what they think they want instead of what they need. The misfortune it brings changes the life of the family forever."--P. [4] of cover.

This comprehensive study guide offers an in-depth analysis of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, making it an essential resource for students preparing for their 2024 exams. Endorsed by professors, it covers the author's biography, a detailed summary of the novel, and critical examinations of key themes and the literary movement associated with Steinbeck. With this guide, students will gain a clearer understanding of the novel's complexities and its historical context.

Watterson's musings press the limits of expression. Planck's ultimately small 10-35 meters expands to the Sufi mystic's Nothingness. Feelings expand from Issa's compassion for the fleas on his deathbed to a glimpse of God's anguish at [having to permit] the Holocaust, the price of Israel. In one vignette, Watterson pictures the cosmos, endless universes, as dust particles at 30,000 feet disappear in the troposphere. What is the effect? The effect, he says, is something like finding a long-lost reference. Or of having stumbled on the right person just now to tell about a rare instance of moral bravery in his youth. The effect might be that just now innumerable originals of Beethoven are dipping their quills in ink and starting the seventh symphony. One need only imagine and listen.

A collection of 4 US novels, published in Steinbeck - Of men and miceJames Jones - The pistolReynolds Price - A long and lappy lifeJohn Updike - Of the farm

Ovocie hnevu je román Johna Steinbecka z roku 1939. Už v roku 1940 zaň Steinbeck dostal Pulitzerovu cenu. Horlivo sa o ňom diskutovalo po celých Spojených štátoch a v niektorých štátoch bolo dokonca zakázané. Je to príbeh rodiny Joadovcov - chudobných farmárov vyhnaných z ich zeme počas Veľkej hospodárskej krízy. Tento román patrí medzi klasiku svetovej literatúry a najväčšie diela sociálnej literatúry. Naturalistické detaily, sugestívne opisy postáv, lyrizmus a symbolizmus sú hlavnými črtami tohto diela. Steinbeck mal však nezvyčajný problém a to vymyslieť názov pre tento román. S názvom Ovocie hnevu prišla jeho žena Carol a dá sa povedať, že nič lepšie vymyslieť ani nemohla. Napriek pochybnostiam samostného Steinbecka dielo sa stalo najpopulárnejším spomedzi jeho sedemnástich novie

Novela známého amerického autora líčí baladický příběh dvojice potulných zemědělských dělníků, jejich sen o malém hospodářství, na které si chtějí vydělat a ušetřit nádenickou prací na ranči...