![]() Danny and his round table of friends are rarely concerned with any of those issues as they meander through life in Monterey, undeniably poor, but not experiencing the tragedy of poverty in the same way as many of Steinbeck's later characters. escape from grinding poverty, escape from worrying about how to pay the rent, escape from worrying about how to find a job" (San Jose). The lighthearted tone of TORTILLA FLAT lifted the spirits of Americans during the Great Depression, for whom "reading and the movies were escape. First edition of this oft-comical tale of post-World War I Monterey, following the exploits of a wine-loving and vaguely Arthurian group of paisanos, a beautiful copy in the scarce original dust jacket. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.įirst printing. 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.
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