Journal of a Novel
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game." Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden . They touched on many subjects—story arguments, trial flights of worknamship, concern for his sons. Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayward Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005316
- Title
- Journal of a Novel
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Steinbeck;
Terms of Sale
Wayward Books
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- Fine
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