Tortilla Flat

Steinbeck, John

ISBN 10: 0142429228 ISBN 13: 9780142429228

Casa editrice: Penguin Group USA, 2011

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Unabridged, 6 CDs, 7 hours

Read by John McDonough

"Steinbeck is an artist; and he tells stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic purity of heart and of prose." -New York Herald Tribune

Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, 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 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.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Group USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0142429228
• ISBN 13: 9780142429228
• Rilegatura: Audio CD