The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent
First edition
AuthorJohn Steinbeck
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Viking Press
Publication date
1961
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages311 pp

The Winter of Our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel, published in 1961. The title comes from the first two lines of William Shakespeare's Richard III: "Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun [or son] of York". It is Steinbeck's only work to entirely take place on the East Coast of the United States; it is primarily set in Sag Harbor, New York.[1]

  1. ^ Shillinglaw, Susan (2008). Introduction to The Winter of Our Discontent. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143039488.