Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a "Camelot" on a shabby hillside above Monterey on the California coast and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. As Steinbeck chronicles their thoughts and emotions, temptations and lusts, he spins a tale as compelling, and ultimately as touched by sorrow, as the famous legends of the Round Table.
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John Steinbeck knew and understood America and Americans better than any other writer of the twentieth century. (The Dallas Morning News) A man whose work was equal to the vast social themes that drove him. (Don DeLillo)"
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Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.
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Tortilla Flat is about several men who decide to live in a house all together and are a little to fond of wine. Several hysterical adventures follow. Beautifully written to upmost comic effect.
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If you enjoyed books such as Faulkner's AS I LAY DYING or McCrae's CHILDREN'S CORNER, then you'll love TORTILLA FLAT. Tortilla Flat is truly one of Steinbeck's many masterpieces -- funny, touching, and exciting all at once. The novel is about Danny, a paisano from Monterey, his friends, and all of their crazy drunken antics. The stories in Tortilla Flat are charming and hilarious. Some of the best include the tale of Teresina Cortez, who fed her nine children solely tortillas and beans, and the chapter about Sweets Ramirez and her vacuum cleaner. The main characters are lovable too. Who could forget the child-like Pirate, the ingenious Pablo, the kind Jesus Maria, or the sharp Pilon? I would definitely recommend Tortilla Flat to anybody who is not offended by excess alcohol. This is a book that everybody should read!
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Steinbeck simply cannot write a bad book. I thought his GRAPES OF WRATH was one of the most powerful and moving tributes to mankind ever. The only book that I've enjoyed more than this one is Jackson McCrae's THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD. This book is funny, endearing and very entertaining. Who would have thought Steinbeck could write humor so well?
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Entertaining... at first
I read about half of this book and just could not keep enough interest to finish it. While the writing is wonderful, there is just not much development of the story. Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by Brandon Johnson
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Wine, Women, Paisanos! What a great trio
Pulitzer Prize winner, John Steinbeck is a classic master storyteller. Born in 1902 and died in 1968 he exemplified diversity in storytelling as "Tortilla Flat" demonstrates... Read more
Published on Jun 5 2004 by Ratso Rizzo
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I love Steinbeck
I loved The Cannery Row and had the common feeling of joy and satisfaction after getting through a masterpiece as well as of regret that the book cannot be read again with the same... Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by A Customer
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Classic Steinbeck
"Tortilla Flat" tells the story of a group of friends who spend their time drinking wine and doing little else - except for thieving, cavorting with various women, and... Read more
Published on May 6 2004 by R. Chaffey
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A Steinbeck Essential
This is a fable set in John Steinbeck's beloved Northern California. What it's all about are friendships and the dynamics of interpersonal dealings between immortal characters. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2004 by kkrome25
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The characters are anything but flat
Tortilla Flat was a very humorous book, and I started out thinking I had found a new favorite. However, after about the half-way point in the book, I started to feel as if the... Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004 by Josh Daniels
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Wonderful book
I am constantly amazed by Steinbeck's characters. His dialogue is so fresh and real, and the people who populate his seaside town are so vivid and different, that I can't even... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2004 by "janet_buchman"
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Tortilla Flat -- An unexpected delight.
"Tortilla Flat" was an unexpected delight. I started reading without any knowledge of plot or character. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2004 by Steven B. Elmer
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Ignorance grows as the warning grows
This book is not quite as beautifully written as "Of Mice and Men", but it has a very powerful and true message albeit it might be a little exaggerated in this particular story. Read more
Published on Jan 29 2004 by Frederik Grøn Schack
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Unpolished, Yet Compelling ! ! !
This book was written in 1934 which was in the middle of the depression years after the 1929 Black Tuesday and the economic crash. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2004 by Bette L. Hall CMA, NHC
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