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The Moon Is Down is a novel by American writer John Steinbeck. Fashioned for adaptation for the theatre and for which Steinbeck received the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, it was published by Viking Press in March 1942.
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Steinbeck wrote The Moon is Down to uplift the morale of the allied forces during World War II. Modelled on the Nazi occupation in Norway, it tells the story of a military invasion on an unarmed small town in Northern Europe and the subsequent rise of the conquered against the conqueror.
The Moon Is Down deals with the Second World War and the spread of Nazi Germany’s rule throughout Europe. In fact, it was composed in an effort to disseminate anti-fascist sentiments in German-occupied countries.
The Moon is Down Summary. One Sunday morning an unnamed European town is invaded by a foreign military. The village’s twelve soldiers are at a competition organized by a storekeeper named Mr. Corell. This competition is in the woods outside of town, and by the time the troops realize what’s happened, it’s already too late—the enemy has ...
The Moon Is Down: Directed by Irving Pichel. With Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers, Lee J. Cobb, Dorris Bowdon. During the Nazi occupation of Norway, a small Norwegian village struggles to cope with the invaders and some locals choose collaboration while others prefer armed resistance.
ohn Steinbeck’s The Moon is Down is a “meta” example of motivating a resistance movement. Originally published in 1942, this novel of invasion and occupation provides instruction for resistance techniques while leveraging cunning translation methods to encourage mobilization amongst its audience. Distributed as a propaganda tool in Norway
