John Steinbeck





John Steinbeck

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born
February 27, 1902 in Salinas Valley, California, The United States

died
December 20, 1968

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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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Average rating: 3.77 · 907,075 ratings · 29,587 reviews · 156 distinct works
Of Mice and Men
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 537,354 ratings — published 1937 — 164 editions
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The Grapes of Wrath
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 135,482 ratings — published 1939 — 170 editions
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East of Eden:
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 88,034 ratings — published 1952 — 96 editions
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The Pearl
3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 45,339 ratings — published 1945 — 112 editions
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Cannery Row
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 27,213 ratings — published 1945 — 58 editions
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Travels With Charley: In Searc...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 14,814 ratings — published 1962 — 42 editions
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Tortilla Flat
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 11,609 ratings — published 1935 — 68 editions
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The Red Pony
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 11,676 ratings — published 1933 — 63 editions
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The Winter of Our Discontent
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 9,142 ratings — published 1961 — 36 editions
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The Moon is Down
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 3,961 ratings — published 1942 — 42 editions
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“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”
John Steinbeck, East of Eden:

“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men

“I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.”
John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

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