The winter of our discontent
By: John Steinbeck.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Conduct of life -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Ethan Hawley, a descendant of proud New England sea captains, works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian immigrant. His wife is restless; his teenaged children are troubled and discontented, hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1961.