The Long Valley (35 page)

 

Sweet Thursday
Returning to the scene of
Cannery Row-the
weedy lot and junk heaps
and flophouses of Monterey, California—Steinbeck once more brings to
life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears, from Fauna,
new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother
must have wanted a daughter.
ISBN 978-0-14-018750-2

To a God Unknown
Introduction and Notes by Robert DeMott
Set in familiar Steinbeck territory,
To a God Unknown
is a mystical
tale, exploring one man’s attempt to control the forces of nature and,
ultimately, to understand the ways of God.
ISBN 978-0-14-018751-9

 

Tortilla Flat
Introduction by Thomas Fensch
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. As Steinbeck
chronicles their thoughts and emotions, temptations and lusts, he
spins a tale as compelling, and ultimately as touched by sorrow, as the
famous legends of the Round Table.
ISBN 978-0-14-018740-3

 

The Wayward Bus
In this imaginative and unsentimental chronicle of a bus traveling California’s
back roads, Steinbeck creates a vivid assortment of characters,
all running away from their shattered dreams but hoping that they are
running toward the promise of a future.
ISBN 978-0-14-018752-6

 

The Winter of Our Discontent
Ethan Hawley works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian
immigrant. His wife is restless, and his teenaged children are hungry for
the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a
moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own
scrupulous standards.
ISBN 978-0-14-018753-3

 

John Steinbeck, Writer: A Biography
Jackson J. Benson
“The Definitive biography of John Steinbeck... A book rich in detail, in
anecdote, in literary criticism... Benson’s book is a milestone.”—
San
Francisco Chronicle ISBN 978-0-14-014417-8

 

Winner of the PEN-West USA Award for Nonfiction