num_pages: 222
description: Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a "Camelot" on a shabby hillside above Monterey on the California coast and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. As Steinbeck chronicles their thoughts and emotions, temptations and lusts, he spins a tale as compelling, and ultimately as touched by sorrow, as the famous legends of the Round Table.
language: English
title: Tortilla Flat
titlecomplete: Tortilla Flat
characters: Pirate, Danny, Pablo Soler, Jesus Maria Corcoran, Pilon, Torelli
genres: 20th Century, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Fiction
ratings_count: 53841
places: Monterey, California, California
awards: awardedAt: -1104508800000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Silver)
publisher: Penguin Books