Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside—and betrayal born within the close-knit community A Penguin Classic In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war—and about human nature. Nobel Prize winner JohnSteinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy” had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Despite Axis efforts to suppress it (in Fascist Italy, mere possession of the book was punishable by death), The Moon is Downwas secretly translated into French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian and Russian; hundreds of thousands of copies circulated throughout Europe, making it by far the most popular piece of propaganda under the occupation. Few literary works of our time have demonstrated so triumphantly the power of ideas in the face of cold steel and brute force. This edition features an introduction by Donald V. Coers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr.
John Ernst Steinbeck é um dos principais escritores norte-americanos. Prêmio Nobel de Literatura de 1962, destaca-se pelos temas proletários e pelo uso de qualidades arquetípicas em seus personagens, combinando humor e uma aguda percepção social. As suas obras principais são <i>A Pérola</i> (The Pearl, 1945), <i>A Leste do Éden</i> (East of Eden, 1952) e <i>As Vinhas da Ira</i> (The Grapes of Wrath, 1939), considerada sua obra-prima e vencedora do Prêmio Pulitzer de 1940. Steinbeck alcançou também grande sucesso como roteirista, tendo sido indicado em 1944 ao Óscar de melhor roteiro pelo filme <i>Lifeboat</i> de Alfred Hitchcock.
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