It was presumed that the unnamed country of the novel was Norway and the occupiers the Nazis, and in 1945 Steinbeck received the Haakon VII Cross of freedom for his literary contributions to the Norwegian resistance movement.
The unnamed country of the novel was Norway. This was what it was presumed. The unnamed country of the novel was the occupiers the Nazis. This was what it was presumed. Steinbeck received the Haakon VII Cross of freedom for his literary contributions to the Norwegian resistance movement. This was in 1945.