Mr John Steinbeck: In Dubious Battle (Penguin Modern Classics) [2001] paperback ART After his success peaked

After his success peaked

bloodthirsty and full of rage

and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline

No one wants to think about getting older

**THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**

Mr John Steinbeck: In Dubious Battle (Penguin Modern Classics) [2001] paperback ART After his success peakedBoth a fast paced story of social unrest and strike, and the tale of one young man's struggle for identity, IN DUBIOUS BATTLE is a novel about the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Set in California apple country, a strike by migrant workers spirals out of control, as principled defiance turns into blind fanaticism. Caught in this upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who finds himself briefly becoming the leader