John Steinbeck - Wikipedia
WebJohn Ernst Steinbeck (/ ˈ s t aɪ n b ɛ k / STYNE-bek; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do …
John Steinbeck | Biography, Books, Novels, Movies, & Facts
WebApr 9, 2024 · John Steinbeck (born February 27, 1902, Salinas, California, U.S.—died December 20, 1968, New York, New York) was an American novelist, best known for The Grapes of Wrath (1939), which summed up the bitterness of the Great Depression decade and aroused widespread sympathy for the plight of migratory farmworkers.
John Steinbeck: Biography, Author, Pulitzer Prize Winner
WebApr 2, 2014 · John Steinbeck was a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and the author of Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. Steinbeck dropped out of college and worked as a...
John Steinbeck – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WebBiographical. Questions and answers on John Steinbeck. J ohn Steinbeck (1902-1968), born in Salinas, California, came from a family of moderate means. He worked his way through college at Stanford University but never graduated.
John Steinbeck, American Writer | The Steinbeck Institute
WebQuipped New York Times critic Lewis Gannett, there is, in Sea of Cortez, more "of the whole man, John Steinbeck, than any of his novels": Steinbeck the keen observer of life, Steinbeck the scientist, the seeker of truth, the historian and journalist, the writer.
John Steinbeck – Facts - NobelPrize.org
WebJohn Steinbeck The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962 . Born: 27 February 1902, Salinas, CA, USA . Died: 20 December 1968, New York, NY, USA . Residence at the time of the award: USA . Prize motivation: “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception” Language: English . Prize ...
John Steinbeck | Encyclopedia.com
WebMay 23, 2018 · John Steinbeck, American author and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962, was a leading writer of novels about the working class and was a major spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression (a downturn in the American system of producing, distributing, and using goods and services in the 1930s, and during which time millions of …
About John Steinbeck | The Steinbeck Institute
WebAbout John Steinbeck. Here you will find articles that address key elements intersecting Steinbeck’s life and work: his friendship with biologist Ed Ricketts. reflections on what his novels offer to readers, philosophically and ecologically. …
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WebJohn Steinbeck (1902-1968) HAS BEEN CALLED THE CONSCIENCE OF AMERICA. He wrote more than thirty books, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath , and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 and the United States Medal of …
John Steinbeck summary | Britannica
WebJohn Steinbeck, (born Feb. 27, 1902, Salinas, Calif., U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1968, New York, N.Y.), U.S. novelist. Steinbeck intermittently attended Stanford University and worked as a manual labourer before his books attained success. He …
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