Steinbeck, John

Long Valley The long valley John Steinbeck ; with an introduction and notes by John H. Timmerman. - London : Penguin, 2000. - xxxi, 233 p. ; 20 cm.

This classic collection of short stories serves as the ideal introduction to Steinbeck's work. Set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themeselves in the world, these stories reflect many of the concerns key to Steinbeck as a writer; the tensions between town and city, labourers and owners, past and present. Included here are the celebrated tales, The Murderer and The Chrysanthemums.

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Classic Literature & Fiction
Migrant workers
Family dynamics


California's Salinas Valley

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