In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck is a Penguin Classic published on May 30, 2006, featuring 304 pages in English. This novel presents a vivid portrayal of labor strife and social unrest in California’s apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against landowners escalates into chaos. The narrative follows Jim Nolan, a young man seeking his identity, who becomes embroiled in the conflict and briefly takes on a leadership role, only to face the harsh realities of the struggle.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of themes such as social justice and the complexities of human motivation amid turmoil. The story captures the transformation of principled defiance into fanaticism, reflecting the intense emotions and challenges faced by those involved in the strike. This edition, part of the Penguin Classics series, offers an authoritative text that enhances the reading experience with its literary depth and historical context.
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A riveting novel of labor strife and apocalyptic violence, now a major motion picture starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Selena Gomez, and Zach Braff
A Penguin Classic
At once a relentlessly fast-paced, admirably observed novel of social unrest and the story of a young man’s struggle for identity, In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against rapacious landowners spirals out of control, as a principled defiance metamorphoses into blind fanaticism. Caught in the upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who find himself in the course of the strike, briefly becomes its leader, and is ultimately crushed in its service.
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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