John Steinbeck
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English
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This book marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Grapes of Wrath. During the creation of the novel, Steinbeck faithfully kept a journal revealing a tale of dramatic proportions--of dogged determination, inspiration and of paranoia, self-doubt, and obstacles. The journals record the conception and genesis of the novel and present a vivid cast of characters who left their mark on the novel: Carol Henning Steinbeck, his wife, editor, typist,...
46) East of Eden
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English
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Adam and Charles Trask grow up in the shadow of their father, Cyrus. Cyrus prefers Adam, inciting jealousy in his younger son. Adam is signed up for the cavalry, while Charles works on the family farm. Reuniting years later, the brothers live in peace until a beautiful woman nearly beaten to death arrives on their front porch. Adam nurses her back to health and falls blindly in love. But Cathy hides a cruel past. Adam and Cathy marry and have twin...
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"Of Mice and Men" is the dramatic adaptation of one of Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved works. Originally published at the height of Nazi Germany's power, "The Moon Is Down" is a masterful play that uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war and human nature. It tells the story of a peaceable town taken by enemy troops, and had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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Polish
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Powieść - uznawana za jedno z najwybitniejszych dzieł Steinbecka - opowiada o tragicznym losie rodziny Trasków, która na przełomie XIX i XX wieku osiedliła się w dolinie Salinas. Adam Trask, farmer, samotnie wychowuje dwóch synów - Arona i Kaleba. Chłopcy różnią się od siebie jak woda i ogień, a jedyne, co ich łączy, to nieustanna rywalizacja o miłość surowego ojca. Aron jest spokojny i posłuszny, Kal to urodzony buntownik, który...
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Studio classic volume 17
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English
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A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
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Polish
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Ulica Nadbrzezna: "Bohaterami są włóczędzy, właściciel małego sklepiku, doktor z laboratorium biologicznego i dziewczęta z domu publicznego. Akcja nie jest najważniejsza; autor maluje poezję biednej ulicy, gdzie śmietniska i place zarosłe chwastami graniczą z fabryką i knajpą, chwyta "żywcem poemat, smród i ogłuszający hałas, feerię świateł, manię i sen".--Lubimyczytac.pl.
Cudowny Czwartek: "Widzisz, jeśli mężczyzna podrywa...
60) Of mice and men
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English
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Tells the story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles the farmer's wife.