If you’re strolling through the National Steinbeck Center this week, you may hear a sound that will instantly transport you back in time, especially if you grew up in the pre-computer era and learned to type on a manual typewriter.
Internationally-known performance artist Tim Youd has set himself up in the back of Rocinante, the truck driven across the United States by author and Salinas native, John Steinbeck in 1960. On his 10,000 mile journey with his standard poodle, Charley, Steinbeck wrote the book “Travels With Charley.”
Visitors to the Steinbeck Center have been watching and interacting with Youd as he retypes Steinbeck’s treasured book as part of his ongoing 100 Novels project. Over a ten-year period, Youd will be retyping 100 novels. His final day at the Center is Tuesday, June 30.
