Steinbeck, John 1902-1968

The grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck ( Book )
629 editions published between 1937 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 17,691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a farm family's Depression-era journey from the Dustbowl of Oklahoma to the California migrant labor camps in search of a better life

Of mice and men by John Steinbeck ( Book )
561 editions published between 1935 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 14,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of lonelinss and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him"--

East of Eden by John Steinbeck ( Book )
332 editions published between 1952 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 11,578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks' and the Hamilton's--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The story of two brothers, Aron is a clean-cut model student, engaged to be married, the pride of his hardworking father. Cal is a rebellious loner, sternly rejected by his father

The pearl by John Steinbeck ( Book )
407 editions published between 1945 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 10,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on a Mexican folktale, this is the story of the great pearl found by a poor fisherman, the sorrow it brought to his family, and how it was lost again

The red pony by John Steinbeck ( Book )
268 editions published between 1932 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 9,127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The classic story of a boy's journey to manhood under the joys and hardships of ranch life

Cannery row by John Steinbeck ( Book )
269 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 8,536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vividly depicts the colorful, sometimes disreputable, inhabitants of a run-down area in Monterey, California

Tortilla flat by John Steinbeck ( Book )
496 editions published between 1935 and 2013 in 11 languages and held by 7,905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures and experiences of Danny, his friends, and his house set in Monterrey, California just before World WarII

The winter of our discontent by John Steinbeck ( Book )
162 editions published between 1941 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 7,255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ethan Hawley, a descendant of proud New England sea captains, works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian immigrant. His wife is restless; his teenaged children are troubled and discontented, 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

The moon is down, a novel by John Steinbeck ( Book )
275 editions published between 1941 and 2002 in 13 languages and held by 5,559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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 altenrnative, 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

In dubious battle by John Steinbeck ( Book )
185 editions published between 1936 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 5,181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story of a strike among California fruit pickers