Details About Books Tortilla Flat
| Title | : | Tortilla Flat |
| Author | : | John Steinbeck |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | July 2001 by Longman Schools Division (a Pearson Education Company) (first published 1935) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Literature |
John Steinbeck
Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.83 | 41904 Users | 2255 Reviews
Description During Books Tortilla Flat
"Steinbeck is an artist; and he tells the stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic purity of heart and of prose." -- New York Herald TribuneAdopting 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. These "knights" are paisanos, men of mixed heritage, whose ancestors settled California hundreds of years before. Free of ties to jobs and other complications of the American way of life, they fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil in the surrounding ocean of civil rectitude.
As Steinbeck chronicles their deeds--their multiple loves, 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.
Particularize Books In Pursuance Of Tortilla Flat
| Original Title: | Tortilla Flat |
| ISBN: | 0582461502 (ISBN13: 9780582461505) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Danny, Pablo Soler, Pilon, Jesus Maria Corcoran, Pirate, Torelli |
| Setting: | Monterey(United States) California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | California Book Award for Fiction (Silver) (1935) |
Rating About Books Tortilla Flat
Ratings: 3.83 From 41904 Users | 2255 ReviewsPiece About Books Tortilla Flat
Ah the life of a tramp, so expertly illustrated. In this, John Steinbeck is a master. The fate of these men were tied together briefly, and the same fate that tied them together, disbanded them. or so they believed.. and who are we to judge one's beliefs even if it seems like a bold, mad martyrs move into recklessness. Friends have helped friends get through, through the ages, the changing ideas, changing medical descriptions, but it's always been the same. People get sad, and connecting withJohn Steinbeck has become an author whose books I can open to virtually any page and settle into a world I never want to leave. Even the men I work with who find fiction "theatrical" and rarely read books break into a smile at the mention of Steinbeck. His 1935 breakthrough Tortilla Flat was likely assigned reading in high school and it stands as a remarkable introduction to the author, with twenty-seven easily digested and related stories penned with faerie tale simplicity, wit and wonder.The
Although it was initially rejected for publication on a number of occasions, this work a short story cycle - was Steinbecks first real critical and commercial success,. He wrote it during 1933 and early 1934, when he was heavily involved in caring for his elderly parents, who were both were very ill. Steinbeck was inspired to write the book by a high school teacher friend, who was partly of Mexican descent. She had been studying the paisanos, poor people of mixed Mexican, Native American and
This early Steinbeck novel has the signature style that eventually made him one of the greatest writers of all time, but it never quite moved me like all his later works. I think the flaws have to do with he fact that the characters are unable to develop beyond caricature. We understand the type of people were dealing with, but we never really believe in them. Probably still a 4-Star book, but a bit of a disappointment when you put it up against all of Steinbecks other classics.
This was a fun read. I can see where some might be rubbed the wrong way by Tortilla Flat due to the political incorrectness of the time when it was written but most of the shenanigans come across to me as innocent and harmless and the main characters to me seem to be colored positively, as likable knuckleheads. Oh, and one character, the Pirate, had a pack of five obedient, loyal, and lovable dogs named Enrique (houndish), Pajarito (brown and curly), Rudolph ("an American dog"), Fluff (a Pug),
I had read Tortilla Flat the summer before entering the 10th grade. I liked it very much then because of the atmosphere of the novel with which I was entirely in sympathy. I was enthralled with the possibility of the lackadaisicality of life. When you are 15, friendships are vitally important, and that's what this book is about (although these are men, not boys) among a host of other themes such as loyalty, honor, poverty, daring, truthfulness, love and so on. The characters are "paisanos"--a
I had read Tortilla Flat the summer before entering the 10th grade. I liked it very much then because of the atmosphere of the novel with which I was entirely in sympathy. I was enthralled with the possibility of the lackadaisicality of life. When you are 15, friendships are vitally important, and that's what this book is about (although these are men, not boys) among a host of other themes such as loyalty, honor, poverty, daring, truthfulness, love and so on. The characters are "paisanos"--a
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.