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176 pp.
| Enslow |
December, 2004 |
LibraryISBN 0-7660-2259-5$27.93
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YAUnderstanding Literature series.
This biography of Steinbeck intersperses narrative about his life with brief analyses of three influential novels: Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, and East of Eden. Unexciting but fact-filled, the book honestly tackles Steinbeck's failures as well as his successes. Very few black-and-white photos accompany the dense text. List of works, reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.