The Portable Steinbeck Author:Pascal Covici Among the foremost contemporary American writers, John Steinbeck is without doubt the most consistently widely read. Never content to rest of the oars of his success, he has repeatedly tested his creativity on different forms, rangingin from the picaresque (Tortilla Flat) through the sociological (Grapes of Wrath) to the philsophical (East of Ed... more »en) and the hilariously satiric (The Short Reign of Pippin IV). This collection presents a complete cross section of Steinbeck's best (including such now established classics as Of Mice and Men and The Red Pony) and again underscores his versatility. It also underscores the integrity of purpose that Steinbeck brings to each of his works, whatever the form, and the omnipresent compassion toward his fellow man that has endeared him to an extraordinary range of readers.« less