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Burning Bright by John Steinbeck · Booklabria

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Burning Bright

Man-woman relationshipsAmerican drama

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First published: 1950
Editions: 40 in 5 languages

Synopsis

A short novel written in an experimental blend of play and novel. The story is a simple morality play set in a circus. When an ageing man’s young wife suspects that her husband is sterile she decides to seduce his young assistant solely to become pregnant, wanting to give her husband the child he craves. When the husband discovers the truth he must come to terms with his pride.

Subjects: Man-woman relationships
American drama
Experimental fiction
Childlessness

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40 in 5 languages

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English28 German3 Danish1 Swedish1 All 5 languages

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