![]() ![]() Original blue cloth binding with blind and silver lettering. THE MOON IS DOWN earned him the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, a Norwegian honor for outstanding achievement during war, and editions of the title were surreptitiously published in Nazi-occupied countries. Steinbeck's intimate and moving portrayal of an occupied Northern European town resonated throughout wartime Europe. Steinbeck adapted the story into a play in the same year as the novel's publication, and it was quickly converted into a film by Twentieth Century-Fox. THE MOON IS DOWN marked the beginning of John Steinbeck's involvement in the US war machine the year after its publication, he took a position as a war correspondent for the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, and he wrote several works about US soldiers. Signed first edition of this tale of resistance written in the early days of America's participation in World War II, adapted into a play and a film. ![]()
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