Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 8/1/2015 + 379 more book reviews

The Moon Is Down is a deceptively powerful little book given the context in which it was written in 1942 by the incomparable John Steinbeck. It has been described by him as a "celebration of the durability of democracy" and was written to support the people struggling under the oppression of the Nazis. It remains the most acknowledged piece of effective propaganda in Europe during WWII. It is a testament to the power of words. John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962, and was lauded at that time for his "keen social perception." He ranks at the forefront of my literary heroes.

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