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At the End of the West: Emptiness, Conquest, and Memory in Steinbeck’s The Red Pony

Many readers approach John Steinbeck's The Red Pony as a simple coming of age novella. Yet hidden within its quiet pages is one of the most profound reflections on the mythology of the American West in twentieth century literature. The final monologue of Jody … [Read More...]

Fred and John L

On a January day – we don’t know the year – John Steinbeck wrote a long letter to Fred Zinnemann, a much-acclaimed film director and winner of three Academy Awards. Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian and American … [Read More...]

Steinbeck’s Los Gatos Years

Peter Van Coutren, archivist at the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies gave a captivating presentation at the New Museum Los Gatos titled Talk of the Town. The talk explored John and Carol Steinbeck’s time in Los Gatos California from 1936 to … [Read More...]

Steinbeck and Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hammarskjöld I had the pleasure of reading this remarkable correspondence between John Steinbeck and Dag Hammarskjöld, the 2nd secretary-general of the U.N. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse into Hammarskjöld’s wide-ranging intellectual and … [Read More...]

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