{"product_id":"steinbeck-a-life-in-letters-paperback","title":"Steinbeck: A Life in Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Steinbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElaine Steinbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Wallsten\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Surely his most interesting, plausibly his most memorable, and . . . arguably his best book\" --\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 928\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753675424032,"sku":"9780140042887","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33f65432f6d7c796862ad517fd0e7773.webp?v=1780025357","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/steinbeck-a-life-in-letters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}