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Steinbeck''s only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife Maria, his star-struck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd.

The Short Reign of Pippin IV

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 1/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780141186054
      978-0141186054
      ISBN-10 0141186054
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      Contemporary Fiction Books by John Steinbeck

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      Book Synopsis
      Steinbeck''s only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife Maria, his star-struck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd.

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