| Sweet Thursday Contributor(s): Steinbeck, John (Author), Demott, Robert (Introduction by), Demott, Robert (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0143039474 ISBN-13: 9780143039471 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of "Cannery Row"athe weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tearsafrom Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Romance - Historical - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008016040 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.45 lbs) 288 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 58705 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Penguin Classic In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row--the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears--from Doc, based on Steinbeck's lifelong friend Ed Ricketts, to Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by Robert DeMott. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |