Román Hrozno hnevu sa radí k vrcholný dielam Johna Steinbecka. Je to podmanivá freska z obdobia vynúteného veľkého sťahovania v Spojených štátoch... Zobraziť viac
Mapa Spojených štátov pripomína pestrú patchworkovú deku pozošívanú z kúsočkov najrôznejších farieb. Svetoznámy americký spisovateľ John Steinbeck sa na začiatku šesťdesiatych rokov rozhodol znovu spoznať svoju obrovskú rodnú krajinu... Zobraziť viac
Nezabudnuteľné dielo nositeľa Nobelovej ceny. Mystický román so silným poetickým nábojom a prorockým pátosom, situovaný do autorovho rodného Salinaského údolia, je príbehom muža... Zobraziť viac
Román sa zaoberá životom chudobných vrstiev v Kalifornii a ich bojom so sociálnou nespravodlivosťou. Dej sa odohráva medzi oberačmi ovocia, ktorí sa snažia vybojovať si lepšie pracovné podmienky a dôstojnejší život... Zobraziť viac
A compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men includes an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Classics". Drifters in search of work, ... Zobraziť viac
Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl era Oklahoma in search of the promised land of California... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English. “All novels … are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil.”John Steinbeck, one of America’s greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English: George and Lennie are friends and they have plans for the future. But Lennie is not very smart and he sometimes makes trouble. George wants to help him but that is not always easy. Then one night... Zobraziť viac
Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, ... Zobraziť viac
George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, ... Zobraziť viac
They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man's mind. ... Zobraziť viac
The Pearl is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. 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... Zobraziť viac
In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost agin. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito... Zobraziť viac
Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: An epic allegorical novel chronicling the fortunes of two families as they try to escape the sins of their... Zobraziť viac
California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons wil Zobraziť viac
John Steinbeck's paean to the Monterey County of his youth, "Cannery Row" contains an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Modern Classics". In the din and stink that is "Cannery Row" a colourful blend of misfits ... Zobraziť viac
When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their son Coyotito will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed ... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
