Published Blunders: Steinbeck never had a chance
Well, it’s official: it’s tomorrow. That means the first installment of my typos in books posts begin today! Yay hooray! I will call them Published Blunders.
The author: John Steinbeck
The book: East of Eden
The publisher: Penguin Books
All of that information in one place true to MLA form: Steinbeck, John.East of Eden. New York: Penguin Books, 2002.
The blunder: One of the characters is named Liza. On page 141 of this Steinbeck Centennial Edition, she is referred to as Lisa…twice…while the correct spelling appears three times on the same page. Oh, Penguin. Here are the sentences:
“No, sir, Mr. Trask, Lisa’s used to cooking for nine starving children.”
And…
“It’s a word of anger and sorrow to Lisa.”
East of Eden is one of my new favorites and I highly recommend it to anyone, not just classic literature buffs. For book details and reviews click here. But if you’re going to buy it, I would shamelessly recommend doing so from this store.
