{"product_id":"john-steinbeck-pastures-of-heaven-1952-1st-turkish-book-turkey","title":"John Steinbeck – Pastures of Heaven 1952 1st Turkish Book Turkey","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\"\u003eJohn Steinbeck – Cennet Çayırları (Pastures of Heaven) – Varlık Yayınları First Edition (1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"999\" data-start=\"262\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"281\" data-start=\"278\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"484\"\u003eThis is the 1952 first Turkish edition of Cennet Çayırları (Pastures of Heaven), published by Varlık Yayınları in pocket-size format, representing one of the earliest Turkish translations of John Steinbeck’s formative California novels. As a first edition, this volume holds significant value for collectors of early Varlık publications and Steinbeck’s Turkish bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"794\"\u003eSet in the Salinas Valley region of California, the novel is structured as a series of interconnected stories about different families living in a seemingly idyllic rural valley. However, beneath the surface beauty of the land lies a subtle and often tragic pattern of human disappointment, desire, and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"1097\"\u003eEach story reveals how individual hopes and ambitions collide with social limitations, personal flaws, and the unpredictable forces of life. Steinbeck paints a portrait of a community where the “paradise” of the valley is constantly challenged by human struggle, making the title itself deeply ironic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003eThe novel reflects Steinbeck’s early interest in place-based storytelling and his ability to blend realism with a quiet sense of fatalism. Themes of aspiration, failure, family, and the tension between nature and human expectation run throughout the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003eThis 1952 Varlık Yayınları pocket edition is especially notable for its physical condition. The presence of uncut pages (uncirculated sections) makes this copy particularly rare and desirable among collectors, as such untouched copies from early printings are increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1851\"\u003eFor collectors, this edition combines early publication history, compact vintage format, and exceptional preservation state, making it a highly collectible example of Steinbeck’s early Turkish editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2413\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003e• Title: Cennet Çayırları (Pastures of Heaven)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003e• Author: John Steinbeck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1971\"\u003e• Publisher: Varlık Yayınları\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003e• Date: 1952\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2019\"\u003e• Edition: First Turkish Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2021\" data-end=\"2040\"\u003e• Language: Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003e• Format: Pocket Size Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2125\"\u003e• Genre: Literary Fiction; Interconnected Short Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2164\"\u003e• Setting: Salinas Valley, California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2166\" data-end=\"2241\"\u003e• Themes: Fate; Desire; Disappointment; Community; Human nature; Rural life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2319\"\u003e• Significance: Early Steinbeck novel exploring interconnected rural stories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2405\"\u003e• Collector Appeal: First edition pocket-size copy with uncut pages (rare condition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2407\" data-end=\"2484\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Condition: Uncut pages (some pages remain unopened, rare collectible state)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48842033463434,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_db5a1412-7bdc-4fd4-ba92-fb3a73dae3c6.jpg?v=1777548528","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/john-steinbeck-pastures-of-heaven-1952-1st-turkish-book-turkey","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}