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An edition of The Moon is Down (1942)

The moon is down

a novel

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  • ★★★★ 4.2 (12 ratings)
  • 139 Want to read
  • 17 Currently reading
  • 21 Have read

Steinbeck's comment on the moral and ethical implications of war, begins in an unknown town that has just been occupied by a small regiment of enemy soldiers. With no altenrnative, the Mayor of the town agrees to meet with the enemy to try to work out a plan for peaceful co-existence before the impending war goes much further.

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The Viking press
Language
English
Pages
188

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Subjects

War in fiction, Cities and towns in fiction, Literature, City and town life in fiction, Open Library Staff Picks, World War, 1939-1945 in fiction, Military occupation in fiction, Fiction, Drama, Military occupation, War, Soldiers, Classic Literature, Soldiers in fiction, Juvenile fiction, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, World War, 1939-1945, China, Central government, American fiction (fictional works by one author), China, politics and government, 1949-, Fiction, general, City and town life, History, German Occupation of Norway (1940-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01353183, Post-communism, Communism, Politics and government, War stories, American drama (dramatic works by one author), American literature, Social life and customs, Western stories

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Europe, United States, California

Times

World War Two (1939-45)

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The moon is down
1995, Penguin Books
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The moon is down
1992, Heinemann Educational
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The moon is down
1976, Bantam
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The moon is down.
1958, Pan
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the moon is down
1943, sun dial press
in English
Cover of: The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck 1942
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck 1942: Hardcover Book
Mar 06, 1942, Sahara Publisher Books
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Cover of: The Moon Is Down, 1st Ed in DJ 1942
The Moon Is Down, 1st Ed in DJ 1942
1942-01-01, The Vikings Press, Inc.
in English
Cover of: the moon is down
the moon is down
1942, P. F. Collier & Son Corporation
in English
Cover of: The moon is down
The moon is down: a novel
1942, The Viking press
in English
Cover of: The moon is down
The moon is down
1942, The Viking press,New York
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"First published in March 1942."

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Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3537.T3234 M6 1942, PZ3.S8195 Mo

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Pagination
188 p.
Number of pages
188

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6443671M
Internet Archive
moonisdownnovel00stei
LCCN
42036103
OCLC/WorldCat
87869812, 16874, 289940
LibraryThing
2977710

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OL23200W

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