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English
Penguin Classics
02 January 2001
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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Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   518
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   204g
ISBN:   9780141185514
ISBN 10:   0141185511
Series:   Penguin Modern Classics
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.

Reviews for The Long Valley

Any collection of short stories which rates a Must Book classification is on the face of it exceptional. But then, we happen to think that John Steinbeck is one of the bright and shining lights in our literary horizon, and that he can do no wrong. Each story is a gem. His very clarity of insight and selectivity of detail makes him memorable in the field of the novel and a natural in the field of the short story. The title simply designates the general locale of the stories. The characters once again show Steinbeck's closeness to the people of whom he writes, the country people, the old and the young. Many of the stories have appeared in periodicals. They still stand rereading. The Red Pony is the only long story included, and this volume makes it available for the first time at a standard price. A book for the Steinbeck followers, a growing market, and for anyone who likes short stories at their best. (Kirkus Reviews)


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