The Long Valley

Synopsis

A penguin classicfirst published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor pascal covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of nobel prize winner john steinbeck. Set in the beautiful salinas valley of california, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect steinbeck’s characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present. Included here are the o.