John Steinbeck






John Steinbeck

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born
February 27, 1902

died
December 20, 1968

place of birth
Salinas Valley, California, The United States

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influences
Ed Ricketts, Will Lang, Socrates, Emiliano Zapata, Lincoln Steffens, Arthur Miller


about this author

John Steinbeck III was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. In all, he wrote twenty-five books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories.

In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Steinbeck grew up in the Salinas Valley region of California, a culturally diverse place of rich migratory and immigrant history. This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing, giving many of his works a distinct sense of place.

Steinbeck moved briefly to New York City, but soon returned home to California to begin his career as a writ...more




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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.75 — 168,150 ratings — published 1937
118 editions
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.88 — 44,770 ratings — published 1939
125 editions
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East of Eden East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 4.33 — 35,169 ratings — published 1952
65 editions
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The Pearl The Pearl
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.32 — 16,973 ratings — published 1947
91 editions
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Cannery Row Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.94 — 11,780 ratings — published 1945
41 editions
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Travels with Charley: In Searc... Travels with Charley: In Search of America
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.99 — 6,494 ratings — published 1962
35 editions
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Tortilla Flat Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.77 — 4,658 ratings — published 1935
51 editions
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The Red Pony The Red Pony
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.25 — 5,396 ratings — published 1933
47 editions
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The Winter of Our Discontent The Winter of Our Discontent
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.93 — 3,851 ratings — published 1961
25 editions
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The Moon Is Down The Moon Is Down
by John Steinbeck
avg rating 3.78 — 1,620 ratings — published 1942
24 editions
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"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."
John Steinbeck
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"Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love."
John Steinbeck
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"No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself."
John Steinbeck (The Winter of Our Discontent)
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