Netflix 2026 East of Eden – A Triumph!
This recent TV miniseries is a superb adaptation of John Steinbeck’s intergenerational epic describing man’s responses to evil inclinations, by analogy with the Biblical Cain and Abel narrative, where Steinbeck concludes Cain is given the option to resist sin (reflected in the [mis-transliterated] word “Timshel” – ref 1). East of Eden also represents an intergenerational … [Read More...]
Steinbeck in the Schools
The Steinbeck in the Schools website, (https://www.steinbeckintheschools.com/) created by the San José State University’s Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck … [Read More...]
Woody Guthrie and The Ghost of Tom Joad
Woody Guthrie and The Ghost of Tom Joad is a documentary worth watching. Not only because there’s a good amount of Steinbeck in it, but because it reminds us of the … [Read More...]
Fred and John L
On a January day – we don’t know the year – John Steinbeck wrote a long letter to Fred Zinnemann, a much-acclaimed film director and winner of three Academy Awards. Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian and American … [Read More...]
Steinbeck’s Los Gatos Years
Peter Van Coutren, archivist at the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies gave a captivating presentation at the New Museum Los Gatos titled Talk of the Town. The talk explored John and Carol Steinbeck’s time in Los Gatos California from 1936 to … [Read More...]
Steinbeck and Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld I had the pleasure of reading this remarkable correspondence between John Steinbeck and Dag Hammarskjöld, the 2nd secretary-general of the U.N. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse into Hammarskjöld’s wide-ranging intellectual and … [Read More...]
Steinbeck Now Moves to San José State
SAN JOSE, CA: The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at SJSU announces the acquisition of Steinbeck Now, the leading source for news about Steinbeck’s influence in the contemporary world. Founded by independent scholar Will Ray in 2013, … [Read More...]
