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2022John Ernest Steinbeck (27 febbraio 1902-20 dicembre 1968) è stato uno scrittore statunitense. Ha studiato per un certo periodo alla Stanford University, ma nel 1925 ha abbandonato gli studi per trasferirsi a New York. Dopo aver brevemente lavorato al «New York American», torna a Salinas. Il suo primo libro, "La Santa Rossa", un romanzo storico scritto nel 1929, non ha successo. Il secondo romanzo, invece, "Pian della Tortilla" (1935), gli fa ottenere il primo premio letterario, la medaglia d’oro per il miglior romanzo scritto da un californiano, assegnata dal Commonwealth Club of California. E con questa storia umoristica raggiunge la notorietà. A breve giro pubblica "La battaglia" (1936) e "Uomini e topi" (1937). Segue quello che viene considerato il suo miglior lavoro, "Furore" (1939). Nel 1940, quando il romanzo viene adattato per lo schermo, riceve il premio Pulitzer. Altri romanzi arriveranno, come il grande "La valle dell’Eden" (1952). Nelle sue opere, Steinbeck ritrae spesso personaggi della classe operaia che affrontano la Grande depressione in California, esprimendo sensibilità e compassione verso i più deboli. Molti dei suoi romanzi sono stati adattati per il cinema e lo stesso Steinbeck ha spesso partecipato anche in veste di sceneggiatore (di film e documentari) riuscendo a conoscere a fondo i meccanismi di Hollywood. Autori: Massimo Moscati.
1989rif. 792221PN. New. 1989. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
2015br. È il 1960 e John Steinbeck, accompagnato dal fido barboncino Charley, parte alla riscoperta della sua amata America a bordo di un pie wagon riconvertito in camper. Le impressioni e le osservazioni raccolte durante il viaggio confluiranno nel fortunato "Viaggio con Charley". Cinquant'anni dopo, il giornalista Geert Mak ripercorre le orme dello scrittore, cercando di capire cosa ne è stato del paese osservato da Steinbeck e del sogno americano in generale. Chilometro dopo chilometro, si addentra in questa terra sconfinata, visitandone le grandi metropoli e i piccoli centri rurali, le aree urbane come Detroit, che per decenni è stata al centro dell'economia e che ormai è una città fantasma, o come New Orleans, devastata dall'uragano. Ma soprattutto parla con storici, giornalisti e gente comune, ne raccoglie pareri e testimonianze, che usa per ricomporre il puzzle più autentico di questa realtà. "In America", infatti, è a tutti gli effetti un autorevole affresco della nazione, con le sue tante contraddizioni, le sconfitte a livello politico e sociale, i miti, in gran parte avviati sul sentiero del tramonto, la visione di sé e della missione nel mondo. Un resoconto dal respiro letterario, di grande interesse e godibilità, frutto dello sguardo critico di un osservatore molto raffinato e acuto.
2010rif. 59211BBStuttgart, Weimar, K.B. Metzler, 2010. Gross-8°. XXX, 504 S., 1 w. Bl. Originalpappband.
2019rif. BN5681302019. 2019. Christian Education' in Tansania Christian Education' in Tansania Lukas Steinbeck unknown
2000rif. BN447327Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang 2000. 2000. Von der Leonore zum Fidelio Vorträge und Referate des Bonner Symposions 1997 Von der Leonore zum Fidelio Vorträge und Referate des Bonner Symposions 1997 Lühning Helga und Wolfram Steinbeck Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang unknown
1940rif. 75018New York:: The Limited Editions Club 1940. First edition. publisher's gray wrappers lettered in red. Beginning to separate at the rear inner hinge; slight use to wrappers. Folio. Includes a tipped-in illustrated inserts for all three books the Rackham in color. . The Limited Editions Club, unknown
2012rif. 98417Heyday. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 176 pp. ; 113 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; Ken and Melanie Light have embarked on a photographic and literary exploration of a region known for its agricultural plenty--and the marginalization of its people. In Valley of Shadows and Dreams they dig deep into the harsh truths of farm workers' daily experience revealing a deep sense of anger and betrayal toward the destructive legacies of politics bureaucracy and control. The Lights show us once-viable farmland transformed into neighborhoods full of empty tract homes that no workers can afford. We are confonted head-on with the devastating results of foreclosure. We stand in the Community Center food line in Mendota we slip magically onto a midnight dance floor with migrant workers in Tulare and we sail out across the San Joaquin River on a rope swing. These photos and stories capture scenes of hardworking people fighting to preserve their livelihoods and traditions. With an introduction by Thomas Steinbeck and impassioned essays by Melanie Light about the importance of recognizing and rectifying the cycle of employers oppressing workers Valley of Shadows and Dreams uncovers the realities of life in this troubled but vital region that are often hidden and difficult to capture. . 2012. 1597141720 . Heyday hardcover
2012rif. 78450Berkeley: Heyday 2012. USA 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHORS: " Thanks for supporting PAN/ Ken Light/ Melane Light" no other markings Near Fine in about Fine dust jacket with top edge not quite crisp. Boards 154pp B&W photos of agricultural workers and laborers in the San Joaquin Valley in California. A heavy book. 3.0 JM HOJ 302/a1. Inscribed By Authors. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Heyday Hardcover
1968rif. 006376Sélection Du Reader's Digest Reliure Club 1968 505 pages en format -12
1959rif. 111852New York: Hastings House Publishers 1959. First edition of this entertaining history of clothing and its impact on the human condition. Octavo original half cloth illustrated. The dedication copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To John Steinbeck-whose interest in the book when half written encouraged me to complete it. And to Elaine Steinbeck with love to you both Lawrence Lagner Nov 5/ 1959." From the library of John Steinbeck. With an introduction by James Laver. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Lawrence Langner was a playwright author and producer who also pursued a career as a patent attorney. He founded the Guild Theatre where he supervised over 200 productions. Elaine Steinbeck was an actress in the theatre and met Langner at that time. They continued to be in similar circles after her marriage to Steinbeck. The Importance of Wearing Clothes is an erudite and entertaining history of clothing and its impact on the human condition. Hastings House Publishers hardcover
in-8°, 299 pages, broche, couv. Excellent etat [DV-20]
1990rif. 36673Salzburg, Otto Müller-Verlag, 1990. gr. 8°, S 385 - 480, Bezahlung per PayPal möglich, we accept PayPal, min. Gebr.sp., kartoniert
rif. mon0002371570Munchen: C. H. Beck Munchen: C. H. Beck. Hardcover. Good. . 16-volume set German language text uniformly bound with red cloth spines with extensive gilt decorations and illustrated paper boards. Covers show minor wear and rubbing to the extremities light foxing and fading. Pages are clean. Munchen: C. H. Beck hardcover
rif. 500175367Gallimard Sans date.
rif. 500262776Le Livre de Poche Sans date.
2025rif. 48193Irvine CA: Suntup Editions 2025. Fine/Fine. Irvine CA: Suntup Editions 2025. Limited Artist Edition of 500 copies signed by James Ransome at colophon. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket; quarter cloth binding with Bugra Archive sides; 124pp. Color illustrations printed giclée on Hahnemühle Bugra; publisher's bookmark laid in. Housed in publisher's cloth covered slipcase with ends in a complimentary color. An unread Fine copy. Suntup Editions unknown books
1935rif. 47266New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1935. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1935 but ca. 1937. A reprint of the First Edition with original pictorial image on unclipped dust jacket. Black and white illustrations. Octavo 21cm. Light brown publisher's cloth over boards with decorative line and text stamped in blue. Blue topstain. 316 pp. Dust jacket has minor wear and rubbing; small closed tears along edges and folds; small chip on upper right corner of spine; mark from sticker removal on back DJ panel and spine. Binding sound. Endpapers toned from aging adhesive. Pencil mark on top corner of front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Overall a Very Good copy in like dust jacket. Goldstone p29. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1935rif. 32603New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. First Edition one of 500 copies in printed wrappers. Octavo; publisher's pictorial card wrappers illustrated by Ruth Gannett French flaps retaining original price $2.50; viii9-317pp.; illus. throughout. Rubbing to edges with a few minor nicks and creases; spine sunned but still retaining some color; 2" split at base of upper spine edge. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good well-preserved copy of an important Steinbeck title following Danny and his knights of the round table as they drink sing and brawl their way through the worst years of the Depression around Monterrey California. Adorned with atmospheric illustrations by Ruth Gannett the genius author-illustrator of the children's series My Father's Dragon 1948. Goldstone & Payne A4a. Covici Friede Publishers unknown books
1971rif. 213071971. Simmen Edward editor. The Chicano: From Caricature to Self-Portrait 1971 traces changing literary portrayals of Mexican Americans from externally imposed stereotypes to fiction grounded in Chicano experience and authorship. Published during the Chicano Movement's assertion of political cultural and linguistic identity the anthology brings Anglo and Mexican American writers into deliberate comparison allowing readers to examine how narrative authority affects portrayals of ethnicity labor family discrimination assimilation and community. Its organizing movement from "caricature" to "self-portrait" makes the volume particularly useful for studying representation in American literature and the growing visibility of Chicano voices within the national publishing market. Simmen Edward ed. The Chicano: From Caricature to Self-Portrait. New York: New American Library 1971. First edition. English language. The collection presents short fiction spanning different periods and authorial perspectives including work by John Steinbeck Jack London Ray Bradbury Nick C. Vaca Philip D. Ortega and Genaro González. Simmen's introduction frames the selections around what the publisher described as the "pain and promise of the Mexican-American experience" while the anthology's structure permits comparison between depictions created by writers outside the community and narratives in which Chicano authors define their own characters environments and cultural values. The volume also includes a selected bibliography of short fiction extending its usefulness as an early guide to Mexican American literary study. One volume. 318 pages. Paperback in orange-toned printed wrappers. Octavo. The anthology appeared amid a broader renaissance of Chicano cultural pride and political organization associated with figures and movements addressing farm labor educational inequality land rights and community self-determination. Simmen's editorial arrangement places literary representation within that contemporary struggle over who possessed the authority to describe Mexican American life. Rather than treating all selections as equally authentic the book exposes the historical progression from sentimentalized or derogatory types toward narratives shaped by Chicano memory language and social experience. Light wear to wrapper edges and corners visible spine creasing without loss of structural integrity light page toning and a small crease at the upper-right corner of the front wrapper; contents otherwise unmarked. Very good. An important Chicano Movement-era anthology documenting the transition from outsider representation to Mexican American literary self-definition. unknown books
1941rif. 47528New York: The Viking Press 1941. Very Good/Very Good -. New York: The Viking Press 1941. First Edition cloth issue. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket with $5.00 price intact; green cloth boards stamped in silver; orange topstain; map endpapers; 598pp. Plates including photographs and drawings some color. Dust jacket worn and creased with chipping along edges and split along bottom third of rear fold. Boards shelfworn with minor bumping to corners. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Very Good in a Good to Very Good dust jacket. Account by Steinbeck and his good friend Edward Ricketts of their six week fishing and boating expedition in the Gulf of California. Goldstone & Payne A15.b. The Viking Press unknown books
rif. 000300Privately Printed 1964 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Cloth. As New/As New. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ruth Ford's copy signed by her. She was married to Zachary Scott. Privately Printed, 1964 Hardcover books
1969rif. 016024Alfred A. Knopf 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket First edition Stated$4.95 On Flap. Excellent Fresh Copy. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
1969rif. 004499Knopf 1969. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mint copy in like jacket. Autobiography of John Steinbeck's Son.Scarce Title.Gorgeous copy. Knopf Hardcover books
1957rif. 154848Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet 1957. Vintage photograph of John Steinbeck and his wife Elaine leaning out of a train window in Stockholm in 1957. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet crediting photographer Ake Blomquist. Steinbeck would return to Sweden again five years later in 1962 to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature a controversial decision in the eyes of many including Steinbeck himself. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Svenska Dagbladet unknown books
