You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for. And then theres doc, the war behind him and nothing in front, for the laboratory. Personal website for john steinbeck view the website share. Doc comes home from the war only to find that everything in his hometown has changed and the people he knew are either dead or gone. Since listening to an audiobook edition of cannery row earlier this year and falling in love with both the characters and steinbecks writing, ive looked forward.
Sweet thursday by john steinbeck introduction by robert demott notes by robert demott. Perhaps its not rated as john steinbecks best books but its my favourite. The story is set in a part of monterey, california known as cannery row. Steinbeck could have taken the easy option here and depended solely on the characters you fell in love with when you read cannery row. Nov 30, 2000 buy sweet thursday penguin modern classics new ed by mr john steinbeck isbn. Sweet thursday is gentle and compared to some steinbeck novels quite light. The best parts of sweet thursday by john steinbeck mighty girl. At the time i didnt know hed written a sequel sweet thursday. Ive read grapes of wrath, east of eden, travels in america, cannery row,sweet thursday and am now on winter of our discontent. Aug 23, 2012 director matt mckenzie fails to master the sprawl in sweet thursday, a world premiere adaptation of john steinbecks 1954 novel, now at pacific resident theatre. Later books include sweet thursday 1954, the short reign of pippin iv. He won the 1962 nobel prize in literature for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining.
Perhaps cannery row was not top steinbeck, but i loved it, and the characters live today as vividly as when i first met them in his pages, ten years ago. Listen to sweet thursday audio book by john steinbeck. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck 2011, cd, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay. Listen to sweet thursday by john steinbeck available from rakuten kobo.
Born in salinas, california, steinbeck attended stanford university before working at a series of mostly bluecollar jobs and embarking on his literary career. A fabrication 1957, once there was a war 1958, the winter of our discontent 1961,travels with charley in search of america 1962, america and americans 1966, and the posthumously published journal of a novel. The dry wit, the standard of characterisation and the clever choice of. A fabrication 1957, once there was a war 1958, the winter of our discontent 1961,travels with charley in search of. John steinbeck, born in salinas, california, in 1902, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about 25 miles from the pacific coast. Nov 30, 2000 but sweet thursday is sunny and clear, a day when anything can happen. Steinbeck invented such wonderful characters and breathed life into them. Listen to sweet thursday audiobook by john steinbeck. John steinbeck audio books john steinbeck 19021968 remains one of the quintessential writers of american literature. Perhaps its not rated as john steinbeck s best books but its my favourite. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. Sweet thursday book by john steinbeck half price books.
Sweet thursday by john steinbeck and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. World war ii has left cannery row rustier and dustier than even doc can remember it. February 27, 1902 december 20, 1968 was an american author. According to the author, sweet thursday is the day between lousy wednesday and waiting friday. Returning to the scene of cannery rowthe weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of monterey, john steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a. Ive read grapes of wrath, east of eden, travels in america, cannery row, sweet thursday and am now on winter of our discontent.
Director matt mckenzie fails to master the sprawl in sweet thursday, a world premiere adaptation of john steinbecks 1954 novel, now at pacific resident theatre. A postwar continuation of cannery row, sweet thursday is every bit as juicy and relaxed as the original. Topics john steinbeck, sweet thursday, american litterature. Buy sweet thursday penguin modern classics new ed by mr john steinbeck isbn. John steinbeck, paul birchard, whole story audiobooks. He won the 1962 nobel prize in literature for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss.
Sweet thursday by steinbeck, first edition abebooks. Also have to enjoy reading steinbeck to enjoy this book. One can easily picture the area and the characters exemplified in this novel. But sweet thursday is sunny and clear, a day when anything can happen. When i think of john steinbeck, i think first of cannery row. Buy a cheap copy of sweet thursday book by john steinbeck. It is a sequel to cannery row and set in the years after the end of world war ii.
Written in 1954, i think its just as good, set in monterey on the california coast the 1950s after the second world war when the cannery had closed down. Sweet thursday a return to cannery row by steinbeck, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I read john steinbeck s cannery row five years ago. Sweet thursday audiobook by john steinbeck 9781101530931. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck overdrive rakuten. In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, john steinbeck retells an old mexican folk tale.
Whenever someone tells me they enjoyed cannery row, i say. Sweet thursday penguin classics steinbeck, john, demott, robert, demott, robert on. Penguin audio firm in monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday. But whilst many of them are here, certain pivotal figures are gone, a strategy which makes sweet thursday all the more moving and memorable. World war ii has left cannery row rustier and dustier than even. There were a lot of similarities between sweet thursday and the two other steinbeck novels i chose to read. The log from the sea of cortez by john steinbeck jlelliott. Born in salinas, california, steinbeck attended stanford university before working. Sweet thursday is a novel and sequel to cannery row written by john steinbeck. The dry wit, the standard of characterisation and the clever choice of words all make for an enjoyable few hours reading.
Returning to the scene of cannery row, steinbeck brilliantly creates its bawdy, highspirited world of bums, drunks and hookers, telling the story of what happened to everyone after the war. For the diver kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. But whilst many of them are here, certain pivotal figures are gone, a. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. The atlanticin monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday, which is one. Jun 15, 2011 listen to sweet thursday audiobook by john steinbeck. One can easily picture the area and the characters. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck, 9780141185521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Returning to the scene of cannery row, steinbeck brilliantly creates its bawdy, highspirited world of bums, drunks and.
So when i discovered it, as id loved cannery row i wanted to read it. In monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday, which is one of those days thats just naturally bad. East of eden is my favorite in the one extreme its remarkably complex,deep and rewarding. In the appendix to the log of the sea of cortez steinbeck tells the stories of the real denizens of cannery row, inspiration for the characters in sweet. So it is sheer joy to meet them again at least a goodly number of them flotsam and jetsam of humanity, perhaps, but lovable and mad and loyal and cockeyed. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck, 1972, bantam books edition. Grapes of wrath by john steinbeck unabridged cd audiobook. Returning to the scene of cannery row, the weedy lots, junk heaps and flop houses of monterey, steinbeck once again brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears.