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The Winter of Our Discontent

by Steinbeck, John

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Book Overview The final novel of one of America's most beloved writers--a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisisA Penguin Classic In aw...
The final novel of one of America's most beloved writers--a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis

A Penguin Classic

In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had "resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American." Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck's last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island's aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are 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. Set in Steinbeck's contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by leading Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 336 | Language: English | Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP | ISBN: 0143039482
FormatPaperback
Pages336
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0143039482
EAN9780143039488
PublisherPENGUIN GROUP
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionReissue
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.53 Pounds
Length7.7 Inches
Width5.08 Inches
Height0.61 Inches
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