Sweet Thursday

John Steinbeck

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Забележки по корицата. Следи от времето.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр. - в това състояние и цена в този щанд. Други екземпляри от книгата

За изданието

Издателство:: Penguin Books
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 1982 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 274
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Чужда проза

Sweet Thursday serves as John Steinbeck's joyful, atmospheric, and heartwarming sequel to Cannery Row, revisiting the eccentric coastal community of Monterey, California, in the years following World War II. The landscape has shifted dramatically: the sardine canneries are empty and silent, and the old order has altered. At the narrative's heart is Doc, the beloved marine biologist, who returns from his wartime service structurally changed-haunted by a deep, nameless loneliness and unable to reignite his old passion for scientific research.Sensing his spiritual crisis, the ramshackle, loyal inhabitants of the Row unite to save him. Led by Mack and the boys, alongside Fauna-the new, maternal madam of the Bear Flag brothel-the community schemes a wonderful match-making plot to introduce Doc to Suzy. Suzy is a fiercely independent, sharp-tongued young woman who has drifted into town looking for a clean slate. Moving along with Steinbeck's signature blend of sharp wit, rich prose, and unconditional love for social outcasts, the novel stands as a beautifully wistful fable about collective goodwill, second chances, and the sunny days when magic returns to broken lives.

Ключови думи: Sweet Thursday, John Steinbeck