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- adjective Of or pertaining to John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (1902–1968), American writer.
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I'm not suggesting that Essex is some kind of Steinbeckian doss house.
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And he describes it as "Steinbeckian," which I take as a compliment!
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And he describes it as "Steinbeckian," which I take as a compliment!
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Populated by a subculture comprised of wizened mechanics, poignant, heroic street urchins, crack-addicted car dwellers, Foreign Parts is a documentary about the fading Steinbeckian (to deal in euphemism) marketplace that is the Willets Point car repair strip in Queens, NY, where a cluster of garages with deep inventories of all manner of car parts from all manner of vehicle, furnish countless savvy, budget-conscious New Yorkers with daily miracles plucked from endless shelves and heaps.
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Populated by a subculture comprised of wizened mechanics, poignant, heroic street urchins, crack-addicted car dwellers, Foreign Parts is a documentary about the fading Steinbeckian (to deal in euphemism) marketplace that is the Willets Point car repair strip in Queens, NY, where a cluster of garages with deep inventories of all manner of car parts from all manner of vehicle, furnish countless savvy, budget-conscious New Yorkers with daily miracles plucked from endless shelves and heaps.
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Populated by a subculture comprised of wizened mechanics, poignant, heroic street urchins, crack-addicted car dwellers, Foreign Parts is a documentary about the fading Steinbeckian (to deal in euphemism) marketplace that is the Willets Point car repair strip in Queens, NY, where a cluster of garages with deep inventories of all manner of car parts from all manner of vehicle, furnish countless savvy, budget-conscious New Yorkers with daily miracles plucked from endless shelves and heaps.
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Populated by a subculture comprised of wizened mechanics, poignant, heroic street urchins, crack-addicted car dwellers, Foreign Parts is a documentary about the fading Steinbeckian (to deal in euphemism) marketplace that is the Willets Point car repair strip in Queens, NY, where a cluster of garages with deep inventories of all manner of car parts from all manner of vehicle, furnish countless savvy, budget-conscious New Yorkers with daily miracles plucked from endless shelves and heaps.
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Populated by a subculture comprised of wizened mechanics, poignant, heroic street urchins, crack-addicted car dwellers, Foreign Parts is a documentary about the fading Steinbeckian to deal in euphemism marketplace that is the Willets Point car repair strip in Queens, NY, where a cluster of garages with deep inventories of all manner of car parts from all manner of vehicle, furnish countless savvy, budget-conscious New Yorkers with daily miracles plucked from endless shelves and heaps.
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Bruce Springsteen's self-conscious mash-ups of Garden State landmarks, Catholic imagery and Steinbeckian prose do sound old-fashioned in today's universe of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.
Diane Winston: Harry Potter And Springsteen: Religion, Spirituality And Storytelling
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Bruce Springsteen's self-conscious mash-ups of Garden State landmarks, Catholic imagery and Steinbeckian prose do sound old-fashioned in today's universe of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.
Diane Winston: Harry Potter And Springsteen: Religion, Spirituality And Storytelling
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