Steinbeck's Typewriter

About the Book

“[Steinbeck’s Typewriter: Essays on His Art] collects several of DeMott’s finest essays on Steinbeck... [that are] so carefully revised as to warn other critics seeking their own ‘collected essay’ volume of the difference between a genuinely lapidary compilation and a kitchen midden. Illustrated with some rare photos, this collection is especially notable...”
—John Ditsky, Choice

“...Steinbeck’s Typewriter... stands as the most in-depth treatment of Steinbeck’s aesthetics, particularly in its exploration of the author’s ‘interior spaces and creative habits,’ elements of Steinbeck’s artistry which have not only been underestimated but woefully ignored.”
—Stephen George, Steinbeck Review

About the Author

Robert DeMott’s books include Steinbeck’s Reading (1984) and Working Days: The Journal of The Grapes of Wrath (1989). He is editor of the Library of America’s 4-volume Steinbeck collection (1994-2007), and of several Steinbeck novels in Penguin Books’ Classic Series. DeMott serves as the Edwin and Ruth Kennedy Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Writing at Ohio University.