John Steinbeck John Steinbeck III was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. In all, he wrote twenty-five books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories. In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature. Steinbeck grew up in the Salinas Valley region of California, a culturally diverse place of rich migratory and immigrant history. This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing, giving many of his works a distinct sense of place. Steinbeck moved briefly to New York City, but soon returned home to California to begin his career as a writer. Most of his earlier work dealt with subjects familiar to him from his formative years. An exception was his first novel Cup of Gold which concerns the pirate Henry Morgan, whose adventures had captured Steinbeck's imagination as a child. In his subsequent novels, Steinbeck found a more authentic voice by drawing upon direct memories of his life in California. Later he used real historical conditions and events in the first half of 20th century America, which he had experienced first-hand as a reporter. Steinbeck often populated his stories with struggling characters; his works examined the lives of the working class and migrant workers during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. His later body of work reflected his wide range of interests, including marine biology, politics, religion, history, and mythology. One of his last published works was Travels with Charley, a travelogue of a road trip he took in 1960 to rediscover America. He died in 1968 in New York of a heart attack and his ashes are interred in Salinas. Seventeen of his works, including The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Cannery Row (1945), The Pearl (1947), and East of Eden (1952), went on to become Hollywood films, and Steinbeck also achieved success as a Hollywood writer, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Story in 1944 for Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat. *** East Of Eden by John Steinbeck 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 Hamiltons--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Người post NatPhung ; dzreader Nguồn TVE
NatPhung Thủ thư Of Mice And Men (1937) John Steinbeck A parable of commitment, loneliness, hope and loss, OF MICE AND MEN is a powerful and moving portrayal of two men striving to understand their own unique place in the world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes, friendship and a shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, OF MICE AND MEN remains Steinbeck's most popular work.
NatPhung Thủ thư The Grapes of Wrath (1939) John Steinbeck Forced from their home, the Joad family is lured to California to find work; instead they find disillusionment, exploitation, and hunger. Bản tiếng Việt "Chùm nho phẫn nộ" ở đây: Vui lòng đăng nhập hoặc đăng ký để xem link
NatPhung Thủ thư Cannery Row (1945) John Steinbeck Like most of Steinbeck's postwar work, Cannery Row is sentimental in tone while retaining the author's characteristic social criticism. Peopled by stereotypical good-natured bums and warm-hearted prostitutes living on the fringes of Monterey, Calif., the picaresque novel celebrates lowlifes who are poor but happy.
Một truyện vừa rất hay của John Steinbeck (Pulitzer năm 1939 và Nobel Văn Chương năm 1962) về tinh thần kháng chiến ngoan cường và sự hy sinh của những con người bình thường trong ngôi làng nhỏ bị quân Đức chiếm đóng trong Thế Chiến Thứ II. A story of wartime resistance and heroism, based on real events in Norway during World War II. An invading army occupies a small town, but the commander of the occupying forces slowly has to face the truth: you can destroy people's lives, but you can't break their spirit. Bản dịch tiếng Việt có tựa đề Trăng Lặn, có đăng trên diễn đàn.
Once There Was a War by John Steinbeck Published 1943 Một tập truyện ngắn về chiến tranh (Thế Chiến thứ II) ở chiến trường Anh, Châu Phi và Ý của John Steinbeck (Nobel Văn Chương 1962). THE WAY IT WAS “THE LIEUTENANT WALKED SLOWLY up the hill toward the German positions. He carried his white flag over his head, and his white flag was a bath towel. Last night when he had argued for the privilege of going up and trying to kid the Jerry into surrender he hadn’t known it would be like this. He hadn’t known how lonely and exposed he would be. The lieutenant knew that if he were hit and not killed he would hear the shot after he was hit, but if he were hit in the head he wouldn’t hear or feel anything. He hoped, if it happened, it would happen that way ...” One of the Unforgettable Stories John Steinbeck tells in Once There Was a War.
