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Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl era Oklahoma in search of the promised land of California. Their story is one of false hopes, thwarted desires and powerlessness, yet out…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of a man. California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: 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…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: 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…

Скачать книгу (размер 529 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 105) Аннотация: Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner's own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Steinbeck's theatrical adaptations of two of his most powerful short novels, now together in one volume A unique treat for Steinbeck fans, this volume includes two extraordinary plays from a master of American literature. 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…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: In the din and stink that is Cannery Row a colourful blend of misfits — gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists — survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief. Lee Chong, the astute owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse that Mack and his troupe of good-natured 'boys' call home. Dora runs the brothel with clockwork efficiency and a…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: In The Red Pony, John Steinbeck’s celebration of the spirit and courage of adolescence, we meet Jody Tiflin. Like most ten-year-old boys, Jody feels the urge for rebellion as well as the need to be loved. In these stories, Jody begins to learn about adulthood – its pains, its responsibilities and its problems – through the acceptance of his father’s gifts. First he is given a red pony and later…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Hodder Graphics: Of Mice and Men is a graphic text designed to support teaching Of Mice and Men for the GCSE English Literature exam. Its visual representation combined with its simple approach make it accessible to students across a range of abilities. The Graphic Book will provide an overview of the set text with plot and characters clearly delineated, but will also focus on aspects of the text…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they'll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price. Gentle giant Lennie doesn't know his own strength, and when they find work at a ranch he gets into…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth. Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: »There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.» Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as «perfect as…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germany's power, Steinbeck's fable «The Moon Is Down» explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the close-knit community. As he delves into the motivations and emotions of the enemy, Steinbeck…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The Pearl is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. 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…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: 'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden, his most ambitious novel. Set in the rich farmland of Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families — the Trasks and the Hamiltons — whose generations helplessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this powerful, often shocking, story follows the intertwined destinies of two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons – whose generations helplessly re-play the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel. His most ambitious novel, East of Eden saw Steinbeck create some of his most memorable and extraordinary characters,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Set against the Great Depression of 1930s America, The Grapes of Wrath is a classic example of grand-scale American storytelling. When the book arrived in 1939 it met with some harsh criticism, as it contained strong language and posed many uncomfortable questions about society, politics and humanity. There is, undeniably, a bleakness about it, but this is outweighed by an unshakeable sense of…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: When Kino, a poor Mexican pearl-diver, finds a magnificent pearl – ‘the Pearl of the World’ – he believes that all his dreams can come true. He will marry his wife in the church, wearing fine new clothes; their infant son will never want for anything – least of all the medicine so recently denied to him – and the boy might one day go to school, learn to read and write. But Kino’s vision of a…