{"product_id":"steinbeck-a-life-in-letters-9780140042887","title":"Steinbeck: A Life in Letters","description":"\"Surely his most interesting, plausibly his most memorable, and . . . arguably his best book\" --\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter-writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with a 1968 note written in Sag Herbor, New York, \u003cb\u003eSteinbeck: A Life in Letters\u003c\/b\u003e reveals the inner thoughts and rough character of this American author as nothing else has and as nothing else ever will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The reader will discover as much about the making of a writer and the creative process, as he will about Steinbeck. And that's a lot.\" --\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Herald-Examiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rewarding book of enduring interest, this becomes a major part of the Steinbeck canon.\" --\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140042887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 2.10d","brand":"John Steinbeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634739409052,"sku":"9780140042887","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_81680ce8-1561-4888-b49d-f54b71365667.jpg?v=1603837527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/steinbeck-a-life-in-letters-9780140042887","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}