Description: W. W. Norton & Company (Non-Fiction, Biography) Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder Shop Villagelder's Books-N-Games From the back coverIn this resonant biography, Pulitzer Prize finalist William Souder illuminates what has made the work of John Steinbeck, including such masterpieces as Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, an enduring part of the literary canon: his capacity for empathy. Angered by the plight of the Dust Bowl migrants who were starving even as they toiled to harvest California's limitless bounty, and fascinated by the guileless decency of the down-trodden denizens of Cannery Row, Steinbeck took a stand against social injustice-paradoxically given his inherent misanthropy. A man by turns quick-tempered, compassionate, and ultimately brilliant, Steinbeck could be a difficult person to like. Yet he also took aim at the corrosiveness of power, the perils of income inequality, and the urgency of ecological collapse. Eloquent, nuanced, and deeply researched, Mad at the World captures the full measure of the man and his work.
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Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck
Author: William Souder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
