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Description for Cannery Row
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
'Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.' Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery Row in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. They want to throw a party for their friend Doc, so Mack and the boys set about, in their own inimitable way, recruiting everyone in the neighbourhood to the cause. But along the way they can't help but get involved in a little mischief and misadventure. It wouldn't be Cannery Row if it ... Read more
'Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.' Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery Row in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. They want to throw a party for their friend Doc, so Mack and the boys set about, in their own inimitable way, recruiting everyone in the neighbourhood to the cause. But along the way they can't help but get involved in a little mischief and misadventure. It wouldn't be Cannery Row if it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241980385
SKU
V9780241980385
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-36
About Mr John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck (1902-68) 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Cannery Row
Steinbeck is to be judged by the highest standards
New York Herald Tribune
There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic
Time and Tide
Uninhibited, bawdy, compassionate, inquisitive, deeply intelligent
Daily Telegraph
One of the most thoroughly enjoyable and delicious books you'll ever have the fortune to read
Chicago ... Read more
New York Herald Tribune
There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic
Time and Tide
Uninhibited, bawdy, compassionate, inquisitive, deeply intelligent
Daily Telegraph
One of the most thoroughly enjoyable and delicious books you'll ever have the fortune to read
Chicago ... Read more