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The Moon Is Down. The Moon Is Down is a novel by American writer John Steinbeck. Fashioned for adaptation for the theatre and for which Steinbeck received the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, it was published by Viking Press in March 1942. The story tells of the military occupation of a small town in Northern Europe by the army of an ...
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- March 6, 1942
The Moon is Down is a quick little read with a big punch. I would enjoy seeing this as a play and it captures all the classic Steinbeck elements in something that feels so grand scale and epic, showing the power of good over evil represented here as democracy over fascism. He never lets me down. 3.75/5
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The result was The Moon Is Down, which slipped through the hands of German censors in Europe, making its way covertly from country to country and undergoing many translations and printings in underground presses. By the end of World War II in 1945, the book existed in French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, and Italian editions.
The Moon is Down Summary. Next. Chapter 1. One Sunday morning an unnamed European town is invaded by a foreign military. The village’s twelve soldiers are at a competition organized by a storekeeper named Mr. Corell. This competition is in the woods outside of town, and by the time the troops realize what’s happened, it’s already too late ...
Nov 1, 1995 · The Moon is Down is one of the lesser known of the Steinbeck collection. Often referred to as “wartime propaganda”, Steinbeck’s The Moon is Down is a fairly short novella that really packs a punch by delving into some deep issues and themes amid war, and centers often on the interactions and conflicts between two sides.
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Nov 1, 1995 · Books. The Moon Is Down. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside—and betrayal born within the close-knit communityA Penguin Classic In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he ...
About The Moon Is Down. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside—and betrayal born within the close-knit community. A Penguin Classic. In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors.
