"The story was gradually taking shape. Pilon liked it this way. It ruined a story to have it all come out quickly. The good story lay in half-told things which must be filled in out of the hearer’s own experience."
-- John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat



Up the street from Cannery Row and California's coastal town of Monterey is Tortilla Flat, where Danny and his Paisano Knights, veterans from WWI, swing and swig from adventure to adventure. Each chapter is a quest and each lady of the local flophouse is a maiden waiting to be rescued, if only for a night. The book jumps from story to story exploring characters and celebrating the life of those who are often overlooked and exist on the edge of every town.

This was a popular book when it came out in 1935. It rolls with the same vibe as his later novel Cannery Row (published in 1945 minus the Mexican Paisanos).

Uno stile diverso da quello di Uomini e topi, eppure un bellissimo libro.
Assomiglia quasi ad una raccolta di storie sulla vita di Re Artù; c'è qualcosa di mitico e mistico nelle avventure di Danny e dei suoi amici Pilon, Pablo, Gesù, Joe il Portoghese e il Pirata.
Libro pieno di umanità, di ironia, anche perché essere ironici ed essere umani nel migliore dei casi si equivale. Affascinante la narrazione e affascinanti i luoghi, gli stessi di Zorro. Monterey, la California.
Meraviglioso meraviglioso, piccolo libro.

Разочарование, очаквах вероятно нещо по-различно.

Или просто съм пораснал и в живота на героите от книгата няма нищо интересно или вълнуващо за мен…

Не я дочетох.

Η αλληλεπίδραση του κακού και του καλού. Ο πόνος και ο ανθρωπισμός. Δυνατά συναισθήματα από ήρωες που λυπάσαι αλλά και σέβεσαι.

Πολυ δυνατή η πένα του Steinbeck. Έργο βαθιά ανθρώπινο