John Steinbeck





John Steinbeck

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

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 writer. Most of his earlier work dealt w...more


Average rating: 3.82 · 1,476,592 ratings · 41,080 reviews · 106 distinct works · Similar authors
Of Mice and Men
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 797,306 ratings — published 1937 — 208 editions
The Grapes of Wrath
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 268,781 ratings — published 1939 — 201 editions
East of Eden
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 165,445 ratings — published 1952 — 2 editions
The Pearl
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 76,086 ratings — published 1945 — 136 editions
Cannery Row
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 42,307 ratings — published 1945 — 77 editions
Travels with Charley: In Se...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 25,259 ratings — published 1962 — 17 editions
The Winter of Our Discontent
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 17,101 ratings — published 1961 — 64 editions
Tortilla Flat
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 18,458 ratings — published 1935 — 85 editions
The Red Pony
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 19,738 ratings — published 1933 — 76 editions
The Moon is Down
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 6,533 ratings — published 1942 — 53 editions
More books by John Steinbeck…
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

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

“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

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