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To a God Unknown

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

To a God Unknown

Contributors:

By (Author) John Steinbeck
Introduction by Robert DeMott
Notes by Robert DeMott

ISBN:

9780141185507

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Publication Date:

2nd January 2001

UK Publication Date:

30th November 2000

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Classic fiction: general and literary

Dewey:

813.52

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

180g

Description

While fulfilling his dead father's dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father's spirit. His brothers and their families share in Joseph's prosperity andthe farm flourishes - until one brother, scared by Joseph's pagan belief, kills the tree and brings disease and famine on the farm. Set in familiar Steinbeck country, TO A GOD UNKOWN is a mystical tale, exploring one man's attempt to control theforces of nature and to understand the ways of God.

Author Bio

Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.

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