To a God Unknown (1933). This early novel is raw, uneven and compelling, stamped by Steinbeck’s brief friendship with Joseph Campbell in 1932. The novel bursts with ideas, a youthful text that contains everything the writer had considered to that point (many ideas amplified in later works). Joseph Wayne is a magnificent seeker, an empire builder, an Ahab lusting for earthly knowledge, yearning to become one with the land.
To a God Unknown (1933). This early novel is raw, uneven and compelling, stamped by Steinbeck’s brief friendship with Joseph Campbell in 1932. The novel bursts with ideas, a youthful text that contains everything the writer had considered to that point (many ideas amplified in later works). Joseph Wayne is a magnificent seeker,
To a God Unknown (1933). This early novel is raw, uneven and compelling, stamped by Steinbeck’s brief friendship with Joseph Campbell in 1932. The novel bursts with ideas, a youthful text that contains everything the writer had considered to that point (many ideas amplified in later works). Joseph Wayne is a magnificent seeker,