Literary Fiction
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat)
1953·550 pages
Six Steinbeck novellas portray marginalized lives marked by poverty, friendship, violence, and quiet resilience.
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Six Steinbeck novellas portray marginalized lives marked by poverty, friendship, violence, and quiet resilience.
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Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels—Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row, and The Pearl. From Steinbeck's tale of commitment, loneliness, and hope in Of Mice and Men, to his tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck created stories that were realistic, rugg...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Implied sex and prostitution in Cannery Row and Tortilla Flat.
Violence & gore
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Multiple on-page deaths, mercy killings, animal slaughter, and wartime violence.
Profanity
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Moderate period profanity and strong language throughout the collection.
Substance use
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Heavy alcohol use central to Cannery Row and Tortilla Flat.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Religious content
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Biblical allusions and moral themes in The Pearl.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content.
Political content
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Social injustice, class struggle, and wartime occupation themes.
Self-harm / suicide
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Mercy killing depicted in Of Mice and Men.
Abuse & suffering
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Poverty, animal cruelty, oppression, and systemic hardship throughout.
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