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The Moon is Down
Artikel-Nr:
9780141395371
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
03.04.2014
Seiten:
130
Autor:
John Steinbeck
Gewicht:
92 g
Format:
180x110x15 mm
Serie:
Penguin Modern Classics
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germany's power, The Moon Is Down explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the close-knit community. As he delves into the motivations and emotions of the enemy, Steinbeck uncovers profound and often unsettling truths both about war and human nature.
Explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors.