The Moon Is Down

:This article is about the novel. For the album, see The Moon Is Down (album).

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The Moon Is Down is a novel by John Steinbeck, an American author. The title refers to a phrase spoken by Banquo's son Fleance in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was written in 1942 during World War II when Steinbeck worked as a reporter. The story details a military occupation of a small town in Northern Europe by the army of an unnamed nation at war with England and Russia. It is a very transparent reference to the occupation of Norway by the Germans during World War II. Interestingly, a French language translation of the book was published illegally in Nazi-occupied France by Les Editions de Minuit, a French Resistance publishing house. The book is still in print as a paperback issued in New York by Penguin Group (USA), in 1995 with ISBN 0140187464.

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Novel - John Steinbeck - Banquo - Fleance - Shakespeare - Macbeth - 1942 - World War II - Northern Europe - England - Russia - Norway - German - French language - Nazi - France - Les Editions de Minuit - French Resistance - Publishing house - Paperback - New York - Penguin Group (USA) - 1995

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It was also made into a movie starring Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers and Lee J. Cobb in 1943.

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Cedric Hardwicke - Henry Travers - Lee J. Cobb - 1943

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