{"product_id":"conversations-with-john-steinbeck-hardcover","title":"Conversations with John Steinbeck - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Fensch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes all public interviews John Steinbeck gave throughout his career, from the earliest in 1935, to his last in 1972. Steinbeck's life, in retrospect, can been seen in three phases: his California years; the war years of the 1940s and the years after the Second World War. In this collection we can see Steinbeck working through projects; enduring fame and criticism. His life became difficult and more controversial with the publication of: \u003cem\u003eIn Dubious\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBattle\u003c\/em\u003e (1936); \u003cem\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/em\u003e (1937) and \u003cem\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e (1939). After \u003cem\u003eThe Grapes of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWrath\u003c\/em\u003e was published, he was never truly welcome in his home state of California again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is invaluable for any Steinbeck student or scholar. it is a reprint of the original 1988 edition, which has been out-of-print. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Fensch is the author or editor of five books about Steinbeck: His 1979 book \u003cem\u003eSteinbeck and Covici; The Story of a Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e, the relationship between Steinbeck and his editor-publisher Pascal Covici, was very favorably reviewed in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and widely reviewed elsewhere. It has been in print now for over 40 years and long been considered a seminar work in Steinbeck scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708886323263,"sku":"9781736057513","price":60.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/74019326fee477ad7d313f3dde6a53e4.webp?v=1765049437","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/conversations-with-john-steinbeck-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}