In the din and stink that is Cannery Row, a colourful blend of misfits: gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief. Lee Chong, the owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse. Dora runs the brothel with clockwork efficiency and a generous heart, and Doc is the fount of all wisdom. Packed with invention and joie de vivre, Cannery Row is Steinbeck's high-spirited tribute to his native California