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The last of John Steinbeck's play-novelettes and his final attempt, after 1937's Of Mice and Men and 1942's The Moon is Down, to create what he saw as a new, experimental literary form

This is the story of a husband who yearns for a son, ignorant of his own sterility; a wife who commits adultery to fulfill her husband's wishes; the father of the child; and the outsider whose actions affect them all.

This is the story of a husband who yearns for a son, ignorant of his own sterility; a wife who commits adultery to fulfill her husband's wishes; the father of the child; and the outsider whose actions affect them all.

'A man can't scrap his bloodline, can't snip the thread of immortality.' Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that he feels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His beautiful,... Read Full Overview

The last of John Steinbeck s play-novelettes, Burning Bright was the author s final attempt after 1937 s Of Mice and Men and 1942 s The Moon is Down to create what he saw as a new, experimental literary form. Four scenes, four people: the husband who yearns for a son, ignorant... Read Full Overview

Joe Saul vill inte ha n?got hellre ?n ett barn. Men han ?r en gammal man och hans unga hustru, Mordeen, misst?nker att han ?r steril. F?r att ge Joe ett barn s?ker Mordeen upp Joes unga kollega och ber honom att g?ra henne med barn. Joes gl?dje k?nner inga gr?nser n?r Mordeen... Read Full Overview