Tortilla Flat (Penguin Twentieth-century Classics)
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Tortilla Flat (Penguin Twentieth-century Classics)

Author: John Steinbeck
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ISBN: 9780140187403

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"Steinbeck is an artists; and he tells the stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic puri...
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"Steinbeck is an artists; and he tells the stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic purity of heart and of prose." —New York Herald TribuneA Penguin ClassicAdopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude.As Nobel Prize winner Steinbeck chronicles their deeds—their multiple lovers, their wonderful brawls, their Rabelaisian wine-drinking—he spins a tale as compelling and ultimately as touched by sorrow as the famous legends of the Round Table, which inspired him. This edition features an introduction by Thomas Fensch.For mor

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