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. Set in California, the novel is a story of love and [...]

Classic / American English

During the Great Depression in the United States, and after the loss of their farm in Oklahoma, the Joad family is faced with a journey of more than one thousand miles to California in search of a better life. Can hope defeat poverty, illness, hunger, and even d[...]

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Contemporary / American English John Steinbeck wrote some of the best and most famous American stories ever. Jody Tiflin is often alone and he knows little of the world. But one day he gets a pony. He learns how to love and his whole life changes.[...]

An epic story of the nineteen-thirties' Depression which traces the story of one destitute family among the thousands who fled the Dust Bowl to the promise of California, THE GRAPES OF WRATH awakened the conscience of a nation. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize on its appearance in 1939, Steinbeck's novel [...]

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you!Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is the story of two men, one intelligent and the other simple-minded, whose friendship does not withstand the hardships of the Great Depression and the cruelty of men. This realist novel [...]

Danny og hans livsglade, lettbevegelige svirebrødre lever sitt glade og bekymringsløse liv i den lille byen Monterey, California. De er late, ikke så helt ærlige, og tar det ikke så nøye med sannheten; de er slu, men på samme tid naive og trofaste, de er kvinnekjære - og lykkelige. Gods og g[...]