TORTILLA FLAT (1935) by JOHN STEINBACK - GUNSTON CLASSICS.
The first work to bring Steinbeck to national attention, following a group of labourers in Monterey, California, who were intent on living hedonistically, (living and behaving so that they have as much pleasure as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life is to enjoy yourself) seeking good food, good drink, wild parties, and thrills dispite the grinding poverty of the Depression.