John Steinbeck
- John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr.
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- Steinbeck, John
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- Date of birth
- 1902-02-27
- Place of birth
- United States
- Date of death
- 1968-12-20
- Place of death
- United States
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John Ernst Steinbeck ( STYNE-bek; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters."
During his writing career, he authored 33 books, with one book coauthored alongside Edward Ricketts, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945), the multigeneration epic East of Eden (1952), and the novellas The Red Pony (1933) and Of Mice and Men (1937). The Pulitzer Prize–winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. By the 75th anniversary of its publishing date, it had sold 14 million copies.
Much of Steinbeck's work employs settings in his native central California, particularly in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges region. His works frequently explored the themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or everyman protagonists.
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American author. He was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Last modified: 2020-08-01 (revision #17080)
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- John Steinbeck wrote Sweet Thursday
- John Steinbeck wrote Cannery Row
- John Steinbeck wrote Cup of Gold
- John Steinbeck wrote The Red Pony
- John Steinbeck wrote East of Eden
- John Steinbeck wrote The Pearl
- John Steinbeck wrote Burning Bright
- John Steinbeck wrote Tortilla Flat
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