Tortilla Flat

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novel

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.

Aliases (1)

Tortilla Flat (film) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel →
adaptedAs	Tortilla Flat (film) →
author	John Steinbeck →
characterGroup	paisanos →
containsMotif	quest-like adventures of a group of friends →
contributedTo	John Steinbeck’s early literary reputation →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	generally positive →
filmAdaptationDirector	Victor Fleming →
filmAdaptationStudio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
filmAdaptationYear	1942 →
firstPublicationForm	book →
followsInAuthorBibliography	To a God Unknown →
genre	comic novel → novel → picaresque novel → social novel →
hasEthnicFocus	Mexican-American and mixed-heritage characters →
hasSettingFeature	coastal California town →
hasTheme	alcohol use → community → freedom → friendship → loyalty → morality → poverty →
hasTone	humorous → poignant →
influencedBy	Arthurian legend →
literaryMovement	American literature →
mainCharacter	Big Joe Portagee → Danny → Jesus Maria → Pablo → Pilon →
narrativeForm	prose →
notableFor	blend of humor and pathos → 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 NERFINISHED →
setInPeriod	post–World War I era →
setInPlace	Monterey, California NERFINISHED →
timeSettingDetail	years following World War I →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tortilla Flat ("Tortilla Flat (film)") →	adaptedAs
John Steinbeck →	notableWork