The Moon Is Down
by John Steinbeck
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Editions of The Moon Is Down
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Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Thorndike Pr |
Date 2000 |
Price $12.49 |
 Used - Good |
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Publisher Penguin USA |
Date 1982 |
Price $1.00 |
Good |
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Publisher Recorded Books |
Date 1999 |
Price None Available |
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 2009 |
Price $8.07 |
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Publisher Dramatist's Play Service |
Date 1942 |
Price $3.61 |
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Binding/Format Prebinding |
Publisher Bt Bound |
Date 1999 |
Price $20.00 |
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Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 1995 |
Price $6.00 |
Very Good |
Publisher Notes
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. As he delves into the motivations and emotions of the enemy commander and the quisling traitor, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war--and about human nature.
Steinbeck'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 a copy of the book was punishable by death), THE MOON IS DOWN was 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.
First Line
By ten-forty-five it was all over.
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