The wayward bus
By: John Steinbeck ; edited with an introduction by Gary Scharnhorst.
Contributors: Scharnhorst, Gary.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Bus travel -- Fiction; Travelers -- Fiction; California -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: The ambitions, dreams, failings, and innermost thoughts of a diverse group of passengers are revealed as they travel aboard a bus along the backroads of California. Set in post-World War II, the story transpires in the course of a single day, opening before dawn in the lunchroom at Rebel Corners and ending after dusk as the bus nears its destination, the fictional town of San Juan de la Cruz.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.