num_pages: 356
description: Both a fast-paced story of social unrest and strike, and the tale of one young man's struggle for identity, IN DUBIOUS BATTLE is a novel about the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Set in California apple country, a strike by migrant workers spirals out of control, as principled defiance turns into blind fanaticism. Caught in this upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who finds himself briefly becoming the leader of the strike before being crushed in its service. IN DUBIOUS BATTLE explores and dramatizes many of the ideas and themes key to Steinbeck's writing.
language: English
title: In Dubious Battle
titlecomplete: In Dubious Battle
characters: Jim Nolan
genres: Classics, Fiction, The United States Of America, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, American, Politics
ratings_count: 13984
places: California
awards: awardedAt: -1072972800000
name: California Book Award
category: General Literature (Silver)
publisher: Penguin Books