10/24/2023 0 Comments Tortilla flat steinbeck![]() ![]() It begins just after the end of the First World War, when they return to find that Danny has inherited two houses from his grandfather. The stories have almost a mythical feel and indeed, Steinbeck compares Danny and his friends to the Knights of the Round Table. They are paisanos, being a mix of Spanish, Indian, Mexican and assorted Caucasian bloods, living in old wooden houses in the midst of pine trees. Tortilla Flat is a collection of stories about their escapades, and their thoughts and endeavours. And after a somewhat slow start I soon settled into the book and thoroughly enjoyed it.Īs Steinbeck explained in his Preface this is the story of Danny and of Danny’s friends, Pilon, Pablo, Jesus Maria, and Big Joe. ![]() Monterey is also the setting for Cannery Row (the first of John Steinbeck’s novels that I read) and Sweet Thursday, both of which I enjoyed, so I was expecting this book to be just as good. Tortilla Flat is on the hill high above Monterey, an old city on the coast of California. ![]() It was John Steinbeck’s fourth novel, first published in 1935. Tortilla Flat was my Classics Club Spin book to read by 30th April. ![]()
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