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| Author | John Steinbeck |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ruth Stiles Gannett |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Covici-Friede |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| OCLC | 576516 |
| 813.52 | |
| LC Class | PS3537.T3234 |
Tortilla Flat (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the author's first clear critical and commercial success.
The book portrays a group of 'paisanos'—literally, countrymen—a small band of errant friends enjoying life and wine in the days after the end of World War I.
Tortilla Flat was made into a film in 1942. Steinbeck later returned to some of the panhandling locals of Monterey (though not the Mexican paisanos of the Flat) in his novel Cannery Row (1945).