| Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters Contributor(s): Steinbeck, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140144188 ISBN-13: 9780140144185 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Collections | Letters - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 90039044 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.08" W x 7.75" (0.39 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game.
Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden. They touched on many subjects--story arguments, trial flights of workmanship, concern for his sons. Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man. |