Travels with Charley
In Search of America
$20.80
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2001
Summary
A witty, incisive classic of road-trip literature, from one of the great champions and critics of the American identity.
“Delightful. This is a book to be read slowly for its savor.” - The Atlantic
In 1960, John Steinbeck set out in his pick-up truck with his dog Charley to rediscover and chronicle his native USA, from Maine to California. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds, and the essence of the American people.
Moving through the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141186108 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141186100 |
| Author: | Jay Parini, John Steinbeck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Jay Parini
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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