{"title":"John Steinbeck","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop books by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Steinbeck\u003c\/strong\u003e at Readers Warehouse. Expect crime and thrillers and psychological fiction. Bestsellers in our range include \u003cem\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse every John Steinbeck book we stock below, with delivery across South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9780241980347","title":"The Grapes of Wrath","description":"First published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, elemental yet plainspoken, tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America. Sensitive to fascist and communist criticism, Steinbeck insisted that \"The Battle Hymn of the Republic\" be printed in its entirety in the first edition of the book-which takes its title from the first verse: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.\" As Don DeLillo has claimed, Steinbeck shaped a geography of conscience\" with this novel where there is something at stake in every sentence.\" Beyond that-for emotional urgency, evocative power, sustained impact, prophetic reach, and continued controversy-The Grapes of Wrath is perhaps the most American of American classics.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31964833546355,"sku":"9780241980347","price":261.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/the-grapes-of-wrath-john-steinbeck-15104601620595.jpg?v=1638089467"},{"product_id":"9780141185101","title":"Of Mice and Men","description":"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 land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32039832780915,"sku":"9780141185101","price":238.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/of-mice-and-men-john-steinbeck-15208265908339.jpg?v=1752710956"},{"product_id":"9780141185125","title":"The Pearl","description":"From the author of Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck's The Pearl is a flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring, published with an introduction by Linda Wagner-Martin and drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco in Penguin Modern Classics. 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 boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with haunting simplicity and lyrical simplicity, The Pearl sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate. John Steinbeck (1902-68), winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for literature, is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the Second World War Steinbeck served as a war correspondent, his journalism later collected in Once There Was a War (1958), and he was awarded the Norwegian Cross of Freedom for his portrayal in The Moon is Down (1942) of Resistance efforts in northern Europe. His best-known works include the epics The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952), and his tragic novella Of Mice and Men (1937). John Steinbeck's complete works are published in Penguin Modern Classics. If you enjoyed The Pearl, you might like Steinbeck's The Winter of our Discontent, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. 'There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic' Time and Tide\"","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32039832813683,"sku":"9780141185125","price":238.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/the-pearl-john-steinbeck-15208266072179.jpg?v=1638147240"},{"product_id":"9780241980330","title":"Of Mice and Men","description":"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place.' 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, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own and settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. And one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. Of Mice and Men is a tragic and moving story of friendship, loneliness and the dispossessed, with a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32040116781171,"sku":"9780241980330","price":238.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/of-mice-and-men-john-steinbeck-15209190522995.jpg?v=1638472691"},{"product_id":"9780241980361","title":"The Pearl","description":"Steinbeck at the top of his form' New York Times\n\n'In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost again. 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.' The Pearl is Steinbeck's heartbreaking short parable about wealth and the darkness and evil it can instill in even the most generous of men's hearts. This edition features a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman. '[The Pearl] has the distinction and sincerity that are evident in everything he writes' New Yorker 'There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic' Time and Tide 'Steinbeck is to be judged by the highest standards' New York Herald Tribune","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39357786062963,"sku":"9780241980361","price":238.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/the-pearl-john-steinbeck-28231037354099.jpg?v=1638147251"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.shop\/de\/collections\/john-steinbeck-books.oembed","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}