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| The Long Valley (Penguin Modern Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Steinbeck
Creator: John Timmerman
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
List Price: £10.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 147891
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0141185511
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780141185514
ASIN: 0141185511
Publication Date: November 30, 2000
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 These stories are brilliant December 14, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This compilation of short stories will not only entertain, but will reward repeat readings to no end. Also there are definate embrionic shapes of characters in his later works. For instance the story entitled Jonny Bear's titular character smacks of Lennie in OMAN. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a passing interest in either Steinbeck or short stories
 Early short stories of life in Salinas Valley March 7, 2002
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Even the most ardent Steinbeck fan would admit that these stories do not represent the pinnacle of the great man's achievements. But they certainly do not lack interest.
As you read the stories, you can almost sense Steinbeck's confidence growing, and it the reader can see the development of the characteristic Steinbeck "style".
In "The Snake" we meet a prototype of Doc from "Cannery Row" and "Sweet Thursday", and "The Raid" reads like an early working of "In Dubious Battle".
Anyone interested in Steinbeck, not to mention anyone interested in American social history, will find much to interest them in these pages.
John Steinbeck earns his spurs. March 6, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Even the most ardent Steinbeck nut would not claim these stories to be his best work. But they are not to be missed.
Lovers of Steinbecks novels will find a lot to tickle their fancy here - a prototype doc from "Cannery Row" and "Sweet Thursday", an early working of "In Dubious Battle", and the genesis of the depiction of a working class California.
If you love "The Grapes of Wrath", "East of Eden", in fact any of the other great novels, give this book of short stories a go. You won't regret it
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