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020 a| 0140187405q| (pbk.);

020 a| 9780140187403q| (pbk.);

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035 a| 99993489297;

035 a| (OCoLC)35741976z| (OCoLC)489203955z| (OCoLC)1303868607;

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050 00 a| PS3537.T3234b| T65 1997;

060 4 a| Steinbeck, J.;

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084 a| FIC0040002| bisacsh;

100 1 a| Steinbeck, John,d| 1902-1968e| author.=| ^A15992;

245 10 a| Tortilla flat /c| John Steinbeck ; with an introduction by Thomas Fensch.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Penguin Books,c| [1997];

300 a| xxvi, 174 pages ;c| 20 cm.;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

386 a| Americansa| Californians2| lcdgt;

490 1 a| Penguin twentieth-century classics;

500 a| "First published in the United States of America by Covici, Friede, Inc., 1935.";

500 a| "Copyright renewed John Steinbeck, 1963.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxvi).;

520 a| "Adopting 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-men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude. As Steinbeck chronicles their deeds -- their multiple lovers, 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."--Page 4 of cover.;

650 0 a| Poorv| Fiction.=| ^A577894;

651 0 a| Monterey (Calif.)v| Fiction.=| ^A829326;

650 0 a| Hispanic Americansv| Fiction.=| ^A606188;

650 6 a| Américains d'origine latino-américainev| Romans, nouvelles, etc.;

650 6 a| Pauvresv| Romans, nouvelles, etc.;

650 7 a| Hispanic Americansv| Fiction.2| sears;

650 7 a| Poorv| Fiction.2| sears;

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651 7 a| Monterey (Calif.)v| Fiction.2| sears?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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700 1 a| Fensch, Thomas,e| writer of introduction.=| ^A31750;

830 0 a| Penguin twentieth-century classics.=| ^A308923;

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Tortilla flat / John Steinbeck ; with an introduction by Thomas Fensch.

Author/creator	Steinbeck, John author.
Other author	Fensch, Thomas, writer of introduction.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Penguin Books, [1997]
Copyright Date	©1963
Copyright Date	Introduction, ©1997
Description	xxvi, 174 pages ; 20 cm.
Subjects	Hispanic American veterans--California. --Monterey. --Fiction. Hispanic Americans--California. --Monterey. --Fiction. Poverty--California. --Monterey. --Fiction. Poor--Fiction. Hispanic Americans--Fiction. Américains d'origine latino-américaine--Romans, nouvelles, etc. Pauvres--Romans, nouvelles, etc. Monterey (Calif.)--Fiction.

Series	Penguin twentieth-century classics Penguin twentieth-century classics. ^A308923
Abstract	"Adopting 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-men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude. As Steinbeck chronicles their deeds -- their multiple lovers, 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."--Page 4 of cover.
General note	"First published in the United States of America by Covici, Friede, Inc., 1935."
General note	"Copyright renewed John Steinbeck, 1963."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxvi).
Genre/form	Novels.
Genre/form	Western fiction.
Genre/form	Western stories.
LCCN	96047245
ISBN	0140187405 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780140187403 (pbk.)

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