While fulfilling his dead father's dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father's spirit. His brothers and their families share in Joseph's prosperity andthe farm flourishes - until one brother, scared by Joseph's pagan belief, kills the tree and brings disease and famine on the farm. Set in familiar Steinbeck country, TO A GOD UNKOWN is a mystical tale, exploring one man's attempt to control theforces of nature and to understand the ways of God.
By:
John Steinbeck Notes by:
Robert DeMott Introduction by:
Robert DeMott Imprint: Penguin Classics Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 528 Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 184g ISBN:9780141185507 ISBN 10: 0141185503 Series:Penguin Modern Classics Pages: 240 Publication Date:02 January 2001 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.