Tortilla Flat -

John Steinbeck

Penguin Classics

2011

168 páginas

5h 36m

ISBN-13: 9780141185118

John Steinbeck's first major critical and commercial success, and perhaps his funniest novel, Tortilla Flat includes a critical introduction by Thomas Fensch in Penguin Modern Classics. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above money and possessions, so when he suddenly inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road. Together, their love of freedom and scorn for material things draws them into daring and often hilarious adventures. That is, until Danny, tiring of his new responsibilities, suddenly disappears... John Steinbeck (1902-68), winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for literature, is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the Second World War Steinbeck served as a war correspondent, with his collected dispatches published as Once There Was a War (1958); in 1945 he was awarded the Norwegian Cross of Freedom for his novel The Moon is Down (1942), a portrayal of Resistance efforts in northern Europe. His best-known works include the epics The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952), and his tragic novella Of Mice and Men (1937). John Steinbeck's complete works are published in Penguin Modern Classics. If you enjoyed Tortilla Flat, you might like Steinbeck's Cannery Row, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. 'Steinbeck ... tells the stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a poetic purity of heart and prose' New York Herald Tribune

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4 (Muito bom)

O primeiro de seus romances a ser ambientado na península de Monterey, na Califórnia, este conto episódico e bem-humorado das aventuras de um grupo de mexicanos-americanos amantes do prazer contém alguns dos personagens mais interessantes de Steinbeck. Há uma variedade de temas, como religião, natureza e fraternidade ao longo do texto. A história segue o protagonista Danny, um motorista de mula durante a Grande Guerra, que herda duas casas de seu falecido avô. Depois de voltar da guerra, Danny fica bêbado e vai para a cadeia. Antes de escapar, ele divide um vinho com seu carcereiro e convence seu amigo Pilon a compartilhar bebida e desventuras.