Travels With Charley In Search Of America
Written by John Steinbeck
Narrated by Gary Sinise
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this audiobook
An intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers
To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck’s goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years.
With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the interstates and the country roads, dines with truckers, encounters bears at Yellowstone and old friends in San Francisco. Along the way he reflects on the American character, racial hostility, the particular form of American loneliness he finds almost everywhere, and the unexpected kindness of strangers.
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck (Salinas, 1902 - Nueva York, 1968). Narrador y dramaturgo estadounidense. Estudió en la Universidad de Stanford, pero desde muy joven tuvo que trabajar duramente como albañil, jornalero rural, agrimensor o empleado de tienda. En la década de 1930 describió la pobreza que acompañó a la Depresión económica y tuvo su primer reconocimiento crítico con la novela Tortilla Flat, en 1935. Sus novelas se sitúan dentro de la corriente naturalista o del realismo social americano. Su estilo, heredero del naturalismo y próximo al periodismo, se sustenta sin embargo en una gran carga de emotividad en los argumentos y en el simbolismo presente en las situaciones y personajes que crea, como ocurre en sus obras mayores: De ratones y hombres (1937), Las uvas de la ira (1939) y Al este del Edén (1952). Obtuvo el premio Nobel en 1962.
More audiobooks from John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5N B C University Theater: The Grapes of Wrath Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Travels With Charley In Search Of America
Related audiobooks
Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An American Childhood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poetry of James Weldon Johnson Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Tramp Across the Continent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Walking with Spring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Greatest Americans Series: Abraham Lincoln: A Selection of His Writings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Once Upon a Town Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Country Music: A Very Short Introduction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Prince of los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Leper Spy: The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mark Twain 3 Complete Works: The Letters Of Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDriving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Not-Quite States of America: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Man Who Liked Dickens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mark Twain San Francisco Love Triangle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHe Had His Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetty Zane Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Real American: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels With Albie: An American Journey Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5New Stories From the South 2005: The Year's Best, 2005 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Echoes from the Farm Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWell of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Essays & Travelogues For You
Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies (Yes, that’s a thing.) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Alone: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Infused: Adventures in Tea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a Man Thinketh (version 2) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Garlic, Mint, and Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thailand - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Own Magic: A Reappearing Act Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fucked at Birth: Recalibrating the American Dream for the 2020s Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Read Nature: An Expert's Guide to Discovering the Outdoors You've Never Noticed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NPR Road Trips: Family Vacations: Stories that Take You Away Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Colossus of New York Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Travels With Charley In Search Of America
0 ratings0 reviews