Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

This little gem was written for the entertaiment of the G.I.’s in World War Deux.  It involves some bums, prostitutes, some down-and-out people, and an incarnation of Steinbeck’s friend Ed Ricketts. Seen above^   > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ricketts The inhabitants/outcasts of Cannery Row have succumbed to the tourist trade and been gentrified. Oh well, all good things must come to [...]

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John Steinbeck-Literary Lion?

The article in question is located here: http://www.slate.com/id/2084913/ The Slate article above, though it is from 2003, raises some interesting questions. First, thank you Oprah for selecting that novel for your book club. I salute you and your cultural authority, if only this once. Second, Steinbeck is vastly underrated compared to his boozy counterparts-namely Fitzgerald, [...]

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