John Steinbeck
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born
February 27, 1902
died
December 20, 1968
gender
male
place of birth
Salinas Valley, California, The United States
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.[2][3] Steinbeck moved briefly to New York City, but soon returned home to California to begin his career as a writer. Most of his earlier ...more
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.76 — 122,992 ratings — published 1937 110 editions |
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.90 — 36,677 ratings — published 1939 120 editions |
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck avg rating 4.34 — 30,376 ratings — published 1952 63 editions |
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.32 — 14,100 ratings — published 1945 85 editions |
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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.96 — 9,951 ratings — published 1945 38 editions |
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.99 — 5,625 ratings — published 1962 33 editions |
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The Red Pony by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.25 — 4,709 ratings — published 1933 42 editions |
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Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.78 — 3,957 ratings — published 1935 50 editions |
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The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.92 — 3,278 ratings — published 1961 23 editions |
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The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck avg rating 3.78 — 1,408 ratings — published 1942 22 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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"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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— John Steinbeck (The Winter of Our Discontent)
"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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— John Steinbeck
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