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 Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck
Newest Review: ... itself as it gives a good background on Steinbeck and additional substance to the story. Essentially it contends that ... more  ... Steinbeck has used The Knights of the Round Table as a motif on which to base this story of the Paisanos of Tortilla Flat. "What is a paisano? He is a mixture of Spanish, Indian, Mexican and assorted Caucasian bloods. His ancestors have lived in California for a hundred or two years. He speaks English with a paisano accent and Spanish with a paisano accent. When questioned concerning his race he indignantly claims pure Spanish blood and rolls up his sleeve to show that the soft inside of his arm is nearly white. His co...more |
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The Short Novels of John Steinbeck: TortillaFlat/The Red Pony/Of ...
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Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck: Steinbeck's first success story (493 words)
by - written on 21/09/03 (Very useful, 419 readings)
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John Steinbeck is one of America's best loved authors and he is fast becoming one of my favourites too. Perhaps most famous for Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, his literary career spanned some 40 years and included a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Having read and re-read Of Mice and Men (highly recommended for all ages), I have been getting stuck into some of his other novels including Grapes of Wrath and To a God Unknown. I spotted Tortilla Flat in my local book store and snapped it up. Its the Penguin edition which is the one pictured on Dooyoo with an introduction by Thomas Fensch. The introduction is interesting in ... Read the complete review
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