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      Journal of a Novel

      by John Steinbeck
      Published
      Jan 1970
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game."
      Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden. They touched on many subjects—story arguments, trial flights of workmanship, concern for his sons.

      Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man.

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      May 1972 Penguin ISBN13 9780670003471 ISBN10 0670003476
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      Jan 1991 Penguin ISBN13 9780140144185 ISBN10 0140144188
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      Jan 1970 Viking ISBN13 9780670409402 ISBN10 0670409405
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      Dec 1990 Penguin ISBN13 9781440673313 ISBN10 1440673314
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      Dec 1990 Penguin ISBN10 B001QL5MSC
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      Apr 2021 Penguin Classics ISBN10 B08JCW2FYZ
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