Travels with Charley

in search of America

210 pages

English language

Published Dec. 16, 1997 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-018741-0
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OCLC Number:
35029506

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4 stars (1 review)

In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. A picaresque tale, this chronicle of their trip meanders along scenic backroads and speeds along anonymous superhighways, moving from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases.

Travels with Charley is animated by Steinbeck's attention to the specific details of the natural world and his sense of how the lives of people are intimately connected to the rhythms of nature - to weather, geography, the cycles of the seasons. His keen ear for the transactions among people is evident, too, as he records the interests and obsessions that preoccupy the Americans he encounters along the way.

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Creo que Streinbeck, más que salir a descubrir como era América, se fue de viaje para comprobar que no era como a él le gustaría.

Me han parecido muy interesantes las reflexiones que deja caer a lo largo del libro sobre racismo, ecología y otros muchos temas. Me ha sorprendido lo actuales que son y lo mucho en lo que estoy de acuerdo con la mayoría.

El libro está muy bien escrito y se lee fácil.

Subjects

  • Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Travel -- United States
  • Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
  • United States -- Description and travel