John Steinbeck Explains Love to His Son Thom [Letter]

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On tonight's podcast, we'll be looking at a letter written in 1958 by John Steinbeck to his son Thom. In it, Steinbeck, the author of the seminal book of American literature -- The Grapes of Wrath -- offers advice to his son on falling in love.  It's beautiful, both in it's simplicity and it's completeness.  It's a documentarians description of love, one that still manages to hold onto it's poetic core.  It's also one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy.  Background music provided by: https://soundcloud.com/michel-escaillas/classik-electro Additional Sounds: "My One and Only Heart by Perry Como," John Steinbeck reading, "The Snake" Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/steve-reads-stories/id1087197185 Follow us on Twitter @StoriesCast