{"product_id":"steinbeck-john-steinbeck-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Steinbeck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140042881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140042887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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":"Paperback","offer_id":44049360322815,"sku":"9780140042887","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb2e552a-295a-48fe-a2af-fc0c814dc549.jpg?v=1685001137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steinbeck-john-steinbeck-9780140042887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}