Tortilla Flat

Classics Literary Fiction

Pages: 220
Published: 1935
Language: English

Synopsis

On a shabby hillside above Monterey, California, a group of 'knights' forms a unique 'Camelot.' John Steinbeck chronicles their lives, exploring their thoughts, emotions, temptations, and desires. This tale, the first in a trilogy, is as engaging and sorrowful as the legends of the Round Table.

How it reads

Melancholic Nostalgic Thought-Provoking

Found Family Morally Grey

Prose complexity 7/10

Content warnings (1)

Substance Abuse

Genres

Classics Literary Fiction

Characters

All characters in Tortilla Flat

Subjects

20th Century Américains d'origine latino-américaine American fiction California Gangs Hispanic Americans John Steinbeck (1902-1968)Mexican americans Monterey Monterey (calif.)Monterey (Calif.)Nineteen thirties Pauvres Poor Poverty Romans, nouvelles Unterschicht

Places

California coast Monterey Tortilla Flat

About the author

John SteinbeckClassics · Literary Fiction1902–1968