{"product_id":"the-long-valleybooks","title":"The Long Valley","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present. Included here are the O. Henry Prize-winning story “The Murder”; “The Chrysanthemums,” perhaps Steinbeck’s most challenging story, both personally and artistically; “Flight,” “The Snake,” “The White Quail,” and the classic tales of “The Red Pony.” With an introduction and notes by John H. Timmerman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Steinbeck, John","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ Classics","offer_id":53129425256672,"sku":null,"price":16.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-21at3.27.58PM.png?v=1782066484","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-valleybooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}