The book is consistently amusing…” (Contemporary New York Times Review). He has a gift for drollery and for turning Spanish talk and phrases into a gently mocking English. Steinbeck tells a number of first rate stories in his history of Danny’s house. It was also adapted into a 1942 film, starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Tortilla Flat was the first book Steinbeck wrote that received both warm reviews and good sales and was referenced by the Swedish Academy when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. The book was modeled on the Arthurian legends of knights of Camelot, a story that had seized Steinbeck’s imagination since he had been a child. Steinbeck’s vivid and joyous portrayal of the residents of Tortilla Flat, set in Monterey, California. Dust jacket Near Fine with typical fading to the spine, otherwise fresh, clean and unrestored. One small bookseller's ticket on the rear paste-down. A Fine copy of the book with a bright blue topstain and appearing unread. Until Danny, tiring of his new reponsibilities, suddenly disappears.New York: Covici Friede, 1935. Their love of freedom and scorn for material things draw them into daring and often hilarious adventures. He values friendship abovemoney and possessions, so that when he suddently inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road. As Steinbeck chronicles their thoughts and emotions, temptations and lusts, he spins a tale as compelling, and ultimately as. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a 'Camelot' on a shabby hillside above Monterey on the California coast and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. Steinbeck's first major critical and commercial success, TORTILLA FLAT is also his funniest novel. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects
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