{"product_id":"travels-with-charley-john-steinbeck","title":"Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1960, John Steinbeck set out in his pick-up truck with his dog Charley to rediscover and chronicle his native USA, from Maine to California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of the American people. Moving through the woods and deserts, dirt tracks and highways to large cities and glorious wildernesses, Steinbeck observed - with remarkable honesty, insight and a humorous eye - the gamut of America and the people who inhabited it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis 10,000-mile journey took him through almost forty states, where he saw things that made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated. A rugged and passionate adventure of self-identity, Steinbeck's vision of the changing world still speaks to us prophetically through the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Delightful. This is a book to be read slowly for its savor.'  \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Steinbeck\u003c\/b\u003e  (1902-1968) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included \u003ci\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePastures of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Tortilla Flat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65809596481885,"sku":"K053632305","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5363230500001A.jpg?v=1788511106","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/travels-with-charley-john-steinbeck","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}