Издания и произведения

Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Flood’s bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist who ministers to sick puppies and unhappy souls, unexpectedly finds true love. Cannery Row is just a few blocks long, but the story it harbors is suffused with warmth, understanding, and a great fund…

Обитатели квартала бедноты в маленьком приморском городке... Рыбаки и воры, мелкие торговцы и мошенники, "ночные бабочки" и их печальный и циничный "ангел-хранитель" - немолодой врач... Героев повести нельзя назвать респектабельными, они не слишком ладят с законом. Но устоять перед обаянием этих людей невозможно. Их приключения, то веселые, то печальные, под пером великого Джона Стейнбека превращаются в настоящую сагу о Человеке - одновременно грешном и святом, подлом и готовом к самопожертвованию, лживом и искреннем...

Обитатели квартала бедноты в маленьком приморском городке... Рыбаки и воры, мелкие торговцы и мошенники, "ночные бабочки" и их печальный и циничный "ангел-хранитель" — немолодой врач... Героев повести нельзя назвать респектабельными, они не слишком ладят с законом. Но устоять перед обаянием этих людей невозможно. Их приключения, то веселые, то печальные, под пером великого Джона Стейнбека превращаются в настоящую сагу о Человеке — одновременно грешном и святом, подлом и готовом к самопожертвованию, лживом и искреннем...

Обитатели квартала бедноты в маленьком приморском городке... Рыбаки и воры, мелкие торговцы и мошенники, "ночные бабочки" и их печальный и циничный "ангел-хранитель" - немолодой врач... Героев повести нельзя назвать респектабельными, они не слишком ладят с законом. Но устоять перед обаянием этих людей невозможно. Их приключения, то веселые, то печальные, под пером великого Джона Стейнбека превращаются в настоящую сагу о Человеке - одновременно грешном и святом, подлом и готовом к самопожертвованию, лживом и искреннем...

Джон Стейнбек - лауреат Нобелевской премии, автор знаменитых романов "О мышах и людях", "Гроздья гнева", "Зима тревоги нашей"... Действие повести "Консервный ряд" (1944) происходит в городке Монтерей, там же, где происходило действие повести "Квартал Тортилья-Флэт" (1935). Герои этой смешной и грустной истории - душа веселой компании Мак, его друзья, бакалейщик Ли Чонг, содержательница "веселого заведения" Дора и ее девочки - все они, по мнению автора, - великомученики и ангелы, что не мешает им оставаться теми, кто они есть на самом деле: жуликами, своднями и шлюхами. Есть здесь и еще один персонаж - ученый-биолог Док, человек, готовый…

Cannery Row is a book without much of a plot. Rather, it is an attempt to capture the feeling and people of a place, the cannery district of Monterey, California, which is populated by a mix of those down on their luck and those who choose for other reasons not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable area of town. The flow of the main plot is frequently interrupted by short vignettes that introduce us to various denizens of the Row, most of whom are not directly connected with the central story. These vignettes are often characterized by direct or indirect reference to extreme violence: suicides, corpses, and the cruelty of the…

In the din and stink that is Cannery Row a colourful blend of misfits - gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists - survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief. Lee Chong, the astute owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse that Mack and his troupe of good-natured "boys" call home. Dora runs the brothel with clockwork efficiency and a generous heart, and Doc is the fount of all wisdom. Packed with invention and joie de vivre cannery row is Steinbeck's high-spirited tribute to his native California.

Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: “scientific detachment, empathy…

Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: “scientific detachment, empathy…

Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Flood’s bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist who ministers to sick puppies and unhappy souls, unexpectedly finds true love. Cannery Row is just a few blocks long, but the story it harbors is suffused with warmth, understanding, and a great…

In the din and stink that is Cannery Row a colourful blend of misfits - gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists - survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief. Lee Chong, the astute owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse that Mack and his troupe of good-natured 'boys' call home. Dora runs the brothel with clockwork efficiency and a generous heart, and Doc is the fount of all wisdom. Packed with invention and joie de vivre CANNERY ROW is Steinbeck's high-spirited tribute to his native California.