Ethan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure ...viac o knihe
While fulfilling his dead father's dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father's ...viac o knihe
Includes the original screenplay, with its director's notes, and the narrative. This book follows from a previously undiscovered manuscript by the author that was found ...viac o knihe
Follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry ...viac o knihe
The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. It is one of The Originals ...viac o knihe
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 ...viac o knihe
'Do you know it, do you remember it, the drives, the attitudes, the terrors and, yes, the joys?' The author introduces his collection of hard-hitting dispatches for the ...viac o knihe
Fauna, the latest madam at the Bear Flag brothel, Doc, still there for everyone else but feeling strangely sad himself, and Suzy, the new hustler in town who might just be ...viac o knihe
Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York ...viac o knihe
A collection of interconnected tales devoted to a family living in a fertile valley on the outskirts of Monterey, California, and the effects that one particular family ...viac o knihe
Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels---Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and ...viac o knihe
Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some ...viac o knihe
Lee Chong, the owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse that Mack and his troupe of good-natured 'boys' call home. Dora runs ...viac o knihe
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 ...viac o knihe
Classic / American EnglishGeorge 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 ...viac o knihe