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Travels with Charley In Search of America. Illustrated

John Steinbeck. Auteur

109 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h22min.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is John Steinbeck’s intimate and insightful travel memoir, first published in 1962. In this deeply personal narrative, the Nobel Prize–winning author embarks on a journey across the United States with only his French poodle Charley for companionship, determined to reconnect with a country he had long written about but feared he no longer knew. Driving a custom-built camper he affectionately names Rocinante, Steinbeck sets off from Long Island and travels through New England, the Midwest, the Deep South, and the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, he reflects on the landscapes, people, and changing identity of America in the early 1960s—a nation caught between nostalgia and transformation. What begins as a travelogue becomes a thoughtful meditation on loneliness, race, regionalism, American values, and the human need for connection. Steinbeck’s encounters—with truck drivers, farmers, diner waitresses, drifters, and segregationists—are rendered with warmth, wit, and unflinching honesty. Part memoir, part social commentary, Travels with Charley captures both the physical beauty and the cultural complexity of mid-20th-century America. It is at once humorous and melancholic, critical yet affectionate—a portrait of a writer seeking truth on the open road. A timeless American classic, this edition is essential reading for those who love literary travel writing, American culture, or Steinbeck’s unique blend of observation and humanity.

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