Buy a cheap copy of sweet thursday book by john steinbeck. At the time i didnt know hed written a sequel sweet thursday. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck booksplease a book. According to the author, sweet thursday is the day between lousy wednesday and waiting friday. A fine copy in a near fine unclipped dust jacket with a touch of wear to spine head.
These are two key features my dad loves to hear about a book. The atlantic in monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad. Academic and scholarly books and modern first editions,and all types of educational reference literature. Sweet thursday plot synopsis steinbeck in the schools. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Doc comes home from the war only to find that everything in his hometown has changed and the.
Returning to the scene of cannery row, steinbeck brilliantly creates its bawdy, highspirited world of bums, drunks and hookers, telling the story of what happened to everyone after the war. Sweet thursday is a novel and sequel to cannery row written by john steinbeck. Assuredly, he wrote better books ones, such as cannery row, for example and for which this volume serves as a sequel, which were arguably far more profound and which today remain far more prominent in the public mind as examples of steinbecks craft yet i dont believe that he ever wrote anything with more. Always thought to be the weaksister sequel to cannery row. So when i discovered it, as id loved cannery row i wanted to read it. Ive read the epic masterpieces, like east of eden and grapes of wrath. East of eden is my favorite in the one extreme its remarkably complex,deep and rewarding. Sequel and nobel laureate in literature are not two ideas that normally share the same sentence. When i told the class that there was a sequel to the book, sweet thursday, they were intrigued. After i fell in love with steinbecks cannery row about a year ago and actually went to visit monterey shortly after finishing the book, it was a given for me to get to the sequel, which is sweet thursday. Sweet thursday 1954, the sequel to john steinbecks popular cannery row. Sweet thursday is the sequel to cannery row and set in the years after the end of world war ii. Cannery row 1945, the wayward bus 1947, and sweet thursday 1955 are lighter works that find steinbeck returning to the lighthearted tone of tortilla flat.
There is no possible fault to find in this work of art. Buy sweet thursday penguin modern classics new ed by steinbeck, mr john isbn. Sweet thursday, warmly inscribed by steinbeck to his tenyear old son, from the collection of harry valentine steinbeck, john. A fabrication 1957, once there was a war 1958, the winter of our discontent 1961,travels with charley in search of america 1962, america and americans 1966, and the posthumously published journal of a novel. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck penguin books australia. He proposes raffling it with twodollar tickets to buy doc a microscope. Nov 30, 2000 buy sweet thursday penguin modern classics new ed by mr john steinbeck isbn. But sweet thursday is sunny and clear, a day when anything can happen. Doc returns to a failed western biological laboratories and a changed. The movie was based on not one but two john steinbeck novels, the picture taking the setting story and its title from steinbecks cannery row and most plot elements from its sequel, sweet thursday. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. The story is set in a part of monterey, california known as cannery row. Although hes game for most things i recommend, the best book has a couple smart alecks, a couple dopes, and a plot that forwards itself. Sweet thursday was no exceptionit sold remarkably well.
In sweet thursday naturally the day after lousy wednesday he masterfully chronicles the rise of an unlikely hero as a frightening crisis threatens the western biological supply. Sweet thursday signed john steinbeck bauman rare books. Sweet thursday is the sequel to cannery row, one of my favorite of steinbeck s books. Steinbeck later wrote a sequel released in 1954 called sweet thursday, in which several new characters are introduced and doc finds love, with the active help of his friends. Sweet thursday john steinbeck page 2 read online free books.
A sequel to steinbeck s cannery row this novel was made into a broadway musical with the title pipe dreams in 1955, also. Set in the years after the second world war, the protagonist of cannery row, doc, returns to his lab on cannery row in monterey to find that he himself and cannery row. Sweet thursday plot synopsis steinbeck in the schools san. According to the author, sweet thursday is the day after lousy wednesday and the day before waiting friday. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck english paperback book free shipping. The idea of using two steinbeck books had been the concept behind the libretto of the rodgers and hammerstein musical pipe dream. He wrote 27 books in total, including six nonfiction books, and received the nobel prize for literature in 1962. Returning to the scene of cannery rowthe weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of monterey, john steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tearsfrom doc, based on steinbeck. In monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Sweet thursday is the sequel to cannery row, one of my favorite of steinbecks books. Sweet thursday 2 the favorable events of sweet thursday continue as fauna is accidentally awakened much earlier than usual by a trick of sunlight.
Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket. Started reading sweet thursday by steinbeck, the sequel of sorts to cannery row. Later books include sweet thursday 1954, the short reign of pippin iv. Sweet thursday 2 fauna brings beer to doc whos cooking sausages with chocolate on them. Sweet thursday by steinbeck, john used books and rare. Written in 1954, i think its just as good, set in monterey on the california coast the 1950s after the second world war when the cannery had.
He went on to write more than twentyfive novels, including the grapes of wrath and of mice and men. She asks him to make a pitch at suzy, like she was a lady. Nobel prizewinning american author john steinbecks novel sweet thursday 1954 is a sequel to his 1945 classic cannery row, continuing the story of marine biologist doc and his friends and introducing several new characters along the way. Very good to near fine with light foxing to upper cover and page edges and top edge stain fading. Sweet thursday 1 mack finds out what the patron knows and doesnt about ownership of the palace. Sweet thursday is not cannery rowand i doubt its really trying to be, so while one is a sequel of the other its ultimately an applestooranges comparison. Jan 02, 2001 an elaboration on john steinbeck s greatest theme the common bonds of humanity and love which make goodness and happiness possible this penguin modern classics edition of sweet thursday marks a return to the memorable cast of characters he created in cannery row. Ive read the shorter morality tales, like of mice and men and the pearl. Dec 26, 2014 steinbecks sweet thursday in high school, i barely escaped an aversion to anything written by john steinbeck. Sweet thursday is the critically praised sequel to cannery row and was hailed as an emphatic and clearcut statement of steinbecks greatest single theme. But they do with sweet thursday and john steinbeck.
Published in 1954, john steinbecks sequel to cannery row arrived nine years. Returning to the scene of cannery rowthe weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of monterey, john steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter. His conversation implies that the text of sweet thursday is somehow an attempt to improve upon. Cannery row and its sequel sweet thursday cannery row and sweet thursday. The novel begins by describing the effects of world war ii on cannery row and catching. Hardcover sweet thursday by john steinbeck we carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. A postwar continuation of cannery row, sweet thursday is every bit as juicy and relaxed as the original. While on a temporary job just south of sacramento, ca and mabye a two hour drive from monterey, i decided to revisit john steinbecks books of cannery row in hopes of finding the words. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. John steinbeck audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Written in 1954, i think its just as good, set in monterey on the california coast the 1950s after the second world war when the cannery had closed down. A penguin classic in monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call. When i think of john steinbeck, i think first of cannery row. In monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy. Sweet thursday is, without a doubt, my personal favorite steinbeck novel. A sequel to steinbecks cannery row this novel was made into a broadway musical with the title pipe dreams in 1955, also, some of the story lines from this novel were incorporated into the 1982 movie cannery row. After i fell in love with steinbeck s cannery row about a year ago and actually went to visit monterey shortly after finishing the book, it was a given for me to get to the sequel, which is sweet thursday. The controversial elementsfor example, that a house of prostitution was a pillar of the communitymade for interesting discussions. An elaboration on john steinbeck s greatest theme the common bonds of humanity and love which make goodness and happiness possible this penguin modern classics edition of sweet thursday marks a return to the memorable cast of characters he created in cannery row. John ernst steinbeck february 27, 1902 december 20, 1968 was one of the bestknown and most widely read american writers of the 20th century. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck sweet thursday is the sequel to cannery row, one of my favorite of steinbecks books. A novelistic sequel to cannery row, sweet thursday is among steinbecks leastknown works despite having provided much plot action and characterization for david wards 1982 romantic film cannery row, which starred nick nolte and debra winger. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck, easton press, sequel to. A winner of the nobel prize for literature in 1962, he wrote of mice and men 1937 and the pulitzer prizewinning novel the grapes of wrath 1939, both of which examine the lives of the working class and migrant workers during.
Yet after all of those brilliant works, my favorites remain his road trip memoir, travels with charley, and. A penguin classicin monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they call the day after lousy wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. One day aloneon june 15, 1954viking press sold two thousand copies, which prompted pascal covici, steinbeck s editor, to predict it would top one hundred thousand for the year, and later to exult. Some days are born ugly, by john steinbeck erics note.
In monterey, on the california coast, sweet thursday is what they c. Tokyo, shimin shobo, 1984, first edition, dust jacket. Book is clothbound tan on board with stamped lettering and birds to the cover and spine. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of sweet thursday by john steinbeck. Aug 23, 2012 director matt mckenzie fails to master the sprawl in sweet thursday, a world premiere adaptation of john steinbecks 1954 novel, now at pacific resident theatre. Sweet thursday by john steinbeck, 1972, bantam books edition, sweet thursday. To this day, high school students tell me that the only works of steinbeck that are assigned them are the red pony, the pearl, and, especially, of mice and men. Sweet thursday follows on from cannery row, and although some of the main characters have changed, the new arrivals certainly make their mark in this steinbeck classic.
The best parts of sweet thursday by john steinbeck. It is a sequel to cannery row and set in the years after the end of world war ii. John steinbeck books list of books by author john steinbeck. Sweet thursday john steinbeck sweet thursday is a 1954 novel by john steinbeck. Sweet thursday embraces steinbecks colorful characters.
Z zimmerman with his penciled notations on rear endpaper. Sweet thursday john steinbeck read online free books. A novelistic sequel to cannery row, sweet thursday is among steinbeck s leastknown works despite having provided much plot action and characterization for david wards 1982 romantic film cannery row, which starred nick nolte and debra winger. Director matt mckenzie fails to master the sprawl in sweet thursday, a world premiere adaptation of john steinbecks 1954 novel, now at pacific resident theatre. I read the passage below a long time ago yet pieces and parts of it stuck in my head like glue. She decides to dress and deliver some beer to doc, whom she hopes might help her with a little problem. Sweet thursday by steinbeck, first edition abebooks. Ive read grapes of wrath, east of eden, travels in america, cannery row, sweet thursday and am now on winter of our discontent.
Steinbeck s best and most ambitious novel after the grapes of wrath is east of eden 1952, a saga of two american families in california from before the civil war through world war i. Mack, in the prologue, sums up for me what i like in a book. At the time i didnt know he d written a sequel sweet thursday. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Like in cannery row, the novels action takes place near the nowdefunct fish. Jun 19, 2019 i read john steinbecks cannery row five years ago. John steinbeck 19021968, winner of the nobel prize in literature, achieved popular success in 1935 when he published tortilla flat. More information about this seller contact this seller. Sweet thursday steinbeck in the schools san jose state university. One can easily picture the area and the characters exemplified in this novel.