The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Steinbeck's brilliant short novels Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that

will she end up having to give one of her newfound chicks to the police

a vicious civil war tears through her home

well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance throughout

“Breathtaking

his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe

When Ames's boss and lover

I'd grab it if I were you

The unforgettable

and ultimately shattering

and he’s deep in debt trying to keep her alive

A cherished

Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind