John Steinbeck was a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. He wrote such classics as "The Grapes of Wrath", "Of Mice and Men", The Red Pony", and "East of Eden". This title introduces a collection of critical essays about this author.
Herman Hesse's introspective, lyrical writing won him praise from the literary world, while his sense of estrangement from industrialized civilization and endorsement of pacificism brought him wide popular approval. Winner of the Nobel Prize for The Glass Bead Game, Hesse renders life's callings in a way that has called readers to a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.
Eugene O'Neill, one of America's first and leading tragic dramatists, is best known for his plays "The Iceman Cometh", "Desire Under the Elms", and "Long Day's Journey into Night". O'Neill's art for anguish won him four Pulitzer Prizes and the Nobel Prize in Literature, and a place as one of the most important writers in American history
George Orwell wrote many essays and political pamphlets, yet most know him for his fable "Animal Farm" and novel "1984". The essays in this enhanced "Bloom's Modern Critical Views" volume offer precise commentary on Orwell's political views, his perspective on totalitarianism, and the forms of realism in his works. It provides an enriching resource for students looking to gain a deeper comprehension of Orwell's relevant themes.
