Posts Tagged ‘ John Steinbeck ’

‘Steinbeck Special’ Tortilla Flat: Afterthoughts

Aug 3rd, 2008 | By Rob | Category: 50 Novels in One Year, Afterthoughts

Briefly, Danny, the chief protagonist in this novel, returns from the war to Tortilla Flat (a paisano district that sits upon a hillside above Monterey), to find that he has inherited two houses. What then follows is a comedic tale that fundamentally can be summed up in 5 words - wine, friendship, food, women..and err..wine [...]



50 Novels in One Year - *Steinbeck Special*

Jul 28th, 2008 | By Rob | Category: 50 Novels in One Year

As part of my novel reading challenge I’m beginning a Steinbeck Special