Tortilla Flat
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Tortilla Flat is a 1935 novel by John Steinbeck that humorously and poignantly portrays the lives of a group of paisano friends in post–World War I Monterey, California.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tortilla Flat canonical | 7 |
| paisanos of Tortilla Flat | 2 |
| John Steinbeck’s Monterey fiction cycle | 1 |
| Tortilla Flat (1935) | 1 |
| Tortilla Flat (film) | 1 |
| novel Tortilla Flat | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Tortilla Flat
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surface form:
Tortilla Flat (film)
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| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| characterGroup | paisanos ⓘ |
| containsMotif | quest-like adventures of a group of friends ⓘ |
| contributedTo | John Steinbeck’s early literary reputation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Victor Fleming ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorBibliography | To a God Unknown ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ picaresque novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | Mexican-American and mixed-heritage characters ⓘ |
| hasSettingFeature | coastal California town ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alcohol use
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community ⓘ freedom ⓘ friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ morality ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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poignant ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Big Joe Portagee
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Danny ⓘ Jesus Maria ⓘ Pablo ⓘ Pilon ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of humor and pathos
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portrayal of paisano culture in Monterey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early works of John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| precedesInAuthorBibliography | In Dubious Battle ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Covici-Friede ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Monterey
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surface form:
Monterey, California
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| timeSettingDetail | years following World War I ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tortilla Flat (film)
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
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John Steinbeck’s Monterey fiction cycle
this entity surface form:
novel Tortilla Flat
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paisanos of Tortilla Flat
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Tortilla Flat (1935)