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Down to a Soundless Sea resonates with the rich history and culture of California, recalling vivid details of life in Monterey County from the turn of the century through the 1930’s.
Sep 9, 2003 · Down to a Soundless Sea. by Thomas Steinbeck. Here is an unprecedented fiction debut that is cause for celebration. Growing up in a family that valued the art of storytelling and the power of oral history, Thomas Steinbeck now follows in his father's footsteps with a brilliant story collection.
Jan 21, 2011 · Down to a Soundless Sea. by Thomas Steinbeck. I would not want to be Thomas Steinbeck. Imagine: you spend half of. your time explaining who you are, the other half explaining who you. aren't, and wait for the inevitable question, "Do you write, too?" Steinbeck has blazed his own path, acquiring large if quiet success.
Thomas Steinbeck, acclaimed author and son of Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, discusses writing, California, and all things that inspire him.
Sep 9, 2003 · by Thomas Steinbeck. 1. Discuss the implications of "home" in Down to a Soundless Sea. The collection opens with Bill Post constructing ahome for his new family, Chapel Lodge in "Blind Luck"never has a real home growing up, and Dean in "An Unbecoming Grace" makes his home by throwing its original settler over a cliff and renaming the homestead ...
Down to a Soundless Sea resonates with the rich history and culture of California, recalling vivid details of life in Monterey County from the turn of the century through the 1930s. Steinbeck accomplishes an amazing feat: his stories have the feel of classic literature, but his haunting voice, forceful narrative drive, and dazzling imagery are ...
Oct 1, 2002 · Down to a Soundless Sea is an evocatively-titled collection of short stories primarily about the Big Sur – Monterey – Salinas area during the mid 19th – early 20th centuries. Some of the action also occurs in Gold Country mines, Sacramento, and San Francisco.
