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The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
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ISBN
9780140062212
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140062211
ISBN-13
9780140062212
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127449038

Product Key Features

Book Title
Winter of Our Discontent
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, General, Literary
Publication Year
1982
Genre
Fiction
Author
John Steinbeck
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Length
3.9 in
Item Width
8.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813/.52
Synopsis
From a swashbuckling pirate fantasy to a meditation on American moralityatwo classic Steinbeck novels make their black spine debuts IN AWARDING John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with "The Winter of Our Discontent," he had aresumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American.a Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of the novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With the decline in their status, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards., Ethan Hawley, a descendant of proud New England sea captains, works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian immigrant. His wife is restless; his teenaged children are troubled and discontented, hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.

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