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Novel · 1936

In Dubious Battle

John Steinbeck

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Novel · 1936 · American · Modern

In Dubious Battle

John Steinbeck

Organisers lead an apple-pickers' strike in a California valley.

Political fictionSocial realismStrikeIdeologyCrowds

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Steinbeck's coldest book — the 'group man' theory tested until sympathy and strategy come apart in the reader's hands.

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