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Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket, original printed acetate dust jacket. The winter of our discontent published in 1961, is john steinbecks last novel. The title comes from the first two lines of william shakespeares richard iii. First edition points and criteria for the winter of our discontent year published. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. John steinbeck the winter of our discontent 1st edition. The winter of our discontent download ebook pdf, epub. The winter of our discontent i read this book about 20 years ago but just reading the title brings back the pleasure of reading it. When a condition or a problem becomes too great, humans have the protection of not thinking about it. The final novel of one of americas most beloved writersa tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis.
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The winter of our discontent 1961 is the capstone of john steinbecks fiction career, the final novel before his death in 1968. The winter of our discontent is a brutally pessimistic commentary on the american dream and the lengths to which one must go to attain success. John steinbeck the winter of our discontent first edition 1st printing. By the end of his quest, the thread of connection is a frail one at best, but it is there. Occasionally, however, as in the quarto edition, it is termed a tragedy. A major novel the first since east of eden this brings into focus a conflict within a mans personality which will have wide, perhaps too wide, recognition value.
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