Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores the injustice toward Steinbeck's works in Eastern European countries in the period of communist regimes. By taking up various avenues of approach while illuminating Steinbeck's universal relevance, this is an interesting record of past perceptions, stereotypes and myths, and a testament to a new era.
Trade ReviewCerce's contributions to the world of Steinbeck scholarship have been significant….This book is a most welcome continuation of this insightful author's views on Steinbeck. I recommend it with enthusiasm. -- Barbara A. Heavilin, editor in chief,
Steinbeck Review
Cerce, a brilliant torchbearer in Steinbeck studies in Slovenia.…discloses her unique insight…and analyzes [Steinbeck's works] to find out, beyond ideology, the writer's profound feelings of empathy, compassion and love to the humankind. -- Kiyoshi Nakayama, former president of the John Steinbeck Society of Japan and professor emeritus, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Cerce brings in her study a very serious critical attention to John Steinbeck's fiction and discusses it with intelligent conciseness. She throws light on many ethical questions that appear in his works…provid[ing] a relevant commentary on the aesthetic value of Steinbeck's novels and explain[ing]why they have been so popular among our readers. -- Mirko Jurak, professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, editor, Acta Neophilologica
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Introduction Part 4 Part One: Steinbeck and Eastern Europe Chapter 5 Chapter 1: A Political Reading of Steinbeck's Works in Eastern Europe Chapter 6 Chapter 2: Steinbeck in the Slovene Cultural Arena: An Overview of Steinbeck Criticism Chapter 7 Chapter 3: Steinbeck's Influence on Slovene Social Realism Chapter 8 Chapter 4: About the Slovene Translations Chapter 9 Chapter 5: The Language of Of Mice and Men as a Challenge for a Translator Part 10 Part Two: On Specific Works Chapter 11 Chapter 6: The Grapes of Wrath as Communist Propaganda Chapter 12 Chapter 7: In Dubious Battle as a lesson of Blind Commitment Chapter 13 Chapter 8: The Status of East of Eden in Slovenia and the Former Yugoslavia Part 14 Part Three: A Comparative Reading of John Steinbeck and Frank Hardy Chapter 15 Chapter 9: Between Admiration and Rejection: On the Parallels between Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Hardy's Power without Glory Chapter 16 Chapter 10: The Portrayal of Otherness in Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat and Hardy's 'Borker Stories' Part 17 Conclusion Part 18 Works Cited Part 19 A Bibliography of Works by John Steinbeck Part 20 Index
