{"product_id":"9780140042887","title":"Steinbeck: A Life in Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Surely his most interesting, plausibly his most memorable, and . . . arguably his best book\" —The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter-writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with a 1968 note written in Sag Herbor, New York, \u003cb\u003eSteinbeck: A Life in Letters\u003c\/b\u003e reveals the inner thoughts and rough character of this American author as nothing else has and as nothing else ever will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The reader will discover as much about the making of a writer and the creative process, as he will about Steinbeck. And that's a lot.\" —\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Herald-Examiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rewarding book of enduring interest, this becomes a major part of the Steinbeck canon.\" —The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010575712496,"sku":"9780140042887","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140042887_p0.jpg?v=1763655291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140042887","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}