{"product_id":"mad-at-the-world-a-life-of-john-steinbeck-paperback","title":"Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Souder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length biography of the Nobel laureate to appear in a quarter century, \u003cem\u003eMad at the World\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates what has made the work of John Steinbeck an enduring part of the literary canon: his capacity for empathy. Pulitzer Prize finalist William Souder explores Steinbeck's long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through the depths of the Great Depression, and his rise to greatness with masterpieces such as \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e. Angered by the plight of the Dust Bowl migrants who were starving even as they toiled to harvest California's limitless bounty, fascinated by the guileless decency of the downtrodden denizens of Cannery Row, and appalled by the country's refusal to recognize the humanity common to all of its citizens, Steinbeck took a stand against social injustice--paradoxically given his inherent misanthropy--setting him apart from the writers of the so-called lost generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man by turns quick-tempered, compassionate, and ultimately brilliant, Steinbeck could be a difficult person to like. Obsessed with privacy, he was mistrustful of people. Next to writing, his favorite things were drinking and womanizing and getting married, which he did three times. And while he claimed indifference about success, his mid-career books and movie deals made him a lot of money--which passed through his hands as quickly as it came in. And yet Steinbeck also took aim at the corrosiveness of power, the perils of income inequality, and the urgency of ecological collapse, all of which drive public debate to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteinbeck remains our great social realist novelist, the writer who gave the dispossessed and the disenfranchised a voice in American life and letters. Eloquent, nuanced, and deeply researched, \u003cem\u003eMad at the World\u003c\/em\u003e captures the full measure of the man and his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767950606624,"sku":"9780393868326","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9c202b336e116685e804f32067acf8ce.webp?v=1780321316","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mad-at-the-world-a-life-of-john-steinbeck-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}