John Steinbeck: A Writer's Life

by John Tessitore

Describes the life of author John Steinbeck, who penned "The Grapes of Wrath" and "The Red Pony."

143 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 2001

About the author

John Tessitore is a writer, poet, and liberal arts advocate. His poems have appeared in a variety of journals, he has published several chapbooks and two novellas, and he hosts Be True, a literary podcast. He has been a journalist and biographer, taught history and literature at colleges around Boston, managed national policy studies on education and civil justice, and directs a national language-education association. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press.

Reviews

[Yolo Yearwood]

Yay for a bio on one of my fav authors. Short but informative, I learned JS was a social activist for Mexican laborers in CA, a peace ambassador for JFK and Johnson, and someone who knew how to take a vacation :) in between working his ass off. Rekindled my interest in all things Steinbeck. Will be rereading my fave "East of Eden," as well as finally getting to "Grapes of Wrath." Such a well-rounded good hard working man of the mid 20th century. Loved how this book touches on the stories and books by JS along with public review and response, often because JS spoke out against social injustice, which is never a popular topic.

[Janet Smith]

A really quick read--insightful, interesting. Not a lot of depth, but I just wanted a high level bio of Steinbeck at this point.

Fit the bill perfectly.

[Alyssa Finch]

I am doing a research paper on John Steinbeck, and this book was very helpful! it gave me a lot of facts, and also so really good quotes.