Tortilla Flat (Folio, A36897)

by John Steinbeck

"This is the story of Danny and of Danny's friends and of Danny's house. It is a story of how these three became on thing."

Danny returns from the Great War to inherit two houses in the shabby district of Tortilla Flat. He falls in with a group of poor paisanos. Together, they gossip, talk about life and plan the next drinking binge. And, when money does come their way, the parties are the kind that are not easily forgotten.

Hardback (including notes) 235pp

• ISBN10: 0582461502
• ISBN13: 9780582461505
• Publish Date: 16 July 2001 (first published 26 April 1963)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 9 October 2014
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Pearson Education Limited
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[jamiereadthis]

This earned its spot right next to Cannery Row on my shelf, on a map, and in my heart. The lives of Danny and the boys are as worthy as Mack and the boys, and as criminal, and as happy. I loved it.

It is astounding to find that the belly of every black and evil thing is as white as snow. And it is saddening to discover how the concealed parts of angels are leprous. Honor and peace to Pilon, for he had discovered how to uncover and to disclose to the world the good that lay in every evil thing. Nor was he blind, as so many saints are, to the evil of good things. It must be admitted with sadness that Pilon had neither the stupidity, nor the self-righteousness nor the greediness for reward ever to become a saint.

As Jesus Maria said: “‘You see,’ Jesus Maria said, ‘it is funny. But it squeezes in you, too.’”