Coers documents the fate of Steinbeck’s novel in the hands of World War II resistance fighters and deepens our appreciation of Steinbeck’s unique ability to express the feelings of oppressed peoples. Clandestine translations of The Moon Is Down quickly appeared and were widely circulated under the noses of the Gestapo. Like Of Mice and Men, John Steinbecks new book, The Moon Is Down is a short novel written in the form of a play. Fifty years later, Coers continues the debate, relying heavily on unpublished letters and personal interviews with the lawyers, book dealers, actors, publishers, and housewives associated with the resistance movements in Western Europe. The Moon is Down created an immediate sensation among American literary critics fierce debate erupted over Steinbeck’s uncommonly sympathetic portrayal of the enemy and the novel’s power as a vehicle for propaganda. A short, sweet story about the human spirit. John Steinbeck, quote from The Moon Is Down They think that just because they have only one leader and one head, we are all like that. It speaks to the undeniable spirit of the occupied in their resistance. It is beautiful little fable about an occupied town in WW2. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck underscored both the fatal weakness of the “invincible” unnamed aggressors and the inherent power of the human values shard by the “conquered” people. The Moon Is Down was recommended to me by a gentleman at my local bookstore (Nicola’s in Ann Arbor).

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In March 1942, a desperate period for the allies in World War II, John Steinbeck published his propaganda novel The Moon is Down-the story of ruthless invaders who overrun a militarily helpless country. 'The Moon is Down' is a novel by John Steinbeck that was first published in 1942.

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