This month's story is John Steinbeck's “The Snake”, written in 1934 and published the year after. It forms part of The Long Valley collection, which was published in 1938. The story is set in Monterey, California, and features a character, Dr. Phillips, that is based on the marine biologist and philosopher Ed Ricketts, a friend
Participate by reading the recommended book and attending the colloquium that is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Session led by Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Cycle 2014-2015: "Interwar American Literature" Free admission and prior registration from the Institute's website Agenda. Book of the Month: “To an Unknown God” by John Steinbeck
Review of "The House of Holes" by Nicholson Baker. Article by JOSÉ LUIS DE JUAN in Babelia on 03/03/2012. Read in full in the library's paper edition (web version not available). Review on “Empires. A New View of World History” by Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper. Article by CARLOS GARCIA GUAL
“The pastures of heaven” by John Steinbeck “The Pastures of Heaven is a short story cycle by John Steinbeck, first published in 1932, consisting of twelve interconnected stories about a valley in Monterey, California, which was discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves.” Extracted from Wikipedia. See also: http://www.suite101.com/content/john-steinbecks-the-pastures-of-heaven-a74529 http://as.sjsu.edu/steinbeck/teaching_steinbeck/index.jsp?val=teaching_pastures_of_heaven_homepage http ://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck The
“Of mice and men” by John Steinbeck “Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they'll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But