Author: STEINBECK, JOHN (1902-1968)
Title: The moon is down : a novel
Description: New York : The Viking Press 1942. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. by John Steinbeck. Physical description; 188 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; 'First published in March 1942.' Summary; Steinbeck's comment on the moral and ethical implications of war. begins in an unknown town that has just been occupied by a small regiment of enemy soldiers. With no alternative. the Mayor of the town agrees to meet with the enemy to try to work out a plan for peaceful co-existence before the impending war goes much further. Subjects; Military occupation — Fiction. War stories. World War. 1939-1945 — Juvenile fiction. prose. society and the military. USA. Scandinavia. Germany. Second World War. literature. fiction. novels. works about novelists. civilians and foreign servicemen. relation between civilians and foreign service personnel. fiction. fictional. poetry. drama. Weight in Kg appr.:

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