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"The League of American Writers" er nevnt i Robert DeMotts introduksjon til min E-bokutgave.
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«Steinbeck's migrant subject matter took its most drastic turn, inspired by an ugly event in Salinas, California, his hometown. Earlier, in September 1936, Steinbeck had encountered (whether directly or through newspaper and hearsay accounts is uncertain) the vicious clash between workers and growers in a lettuce strike:

"There are riots in Salinas and killings in the street of that dear little town where I was born," he told novelist George Albee. The strike was smashed with "fascits" terrorism, and recollections of the workers' defeat festered in Steinbeck for more than a year.

"I am treasonable enough not to beleive in the liberty of man or a group to exploit, torment, or slaughter other men or groups. I believe in the despotism of human life and happiness against the liberty of money and possessions," he said in a 1937 statement for the League of American Writers booklet Writers Take Sides (1938).»

Takk skal du ha! Steinbecks politiske innstilling og utvikling er interessant å drøfte videre under lesingen.