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Steinbeck Journal of a Novel The East of Eden Letters
Steinbeck Journal of a Novel The East of Eden Letters Author:John Steinbeck A day by day account of the writing of East of Eden, Steinbeck's longest and most ambitious novel. The journal was in the form of a series of letters to Pascal Covici, his close friend and editor at The Viking Press, and was never intended for publication. It was Steinbeck's way of warming up to his daily writing, "getting my mental arm in sha... more »pe to pitch a good game," he said. In its private glimpses of the author, this is autobiographical material of the first order, casting a flood of light on the creative process, and standing as a unique testament to the struggles and joys of writing.« less