John Steinbeck
1902 – 1968 · b. Salinas · d. New York City
United States
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Biography
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters".
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- California Hall of Fame (2007)No list
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964)No list
- Nobel Prize in Literature (1962)No list
- Bancarella Selection Prize (1955)No list
- Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (1940)No list
- National Book Award for Fiction (1939)
- King Haakon VII Freedom CrossNo list
Notable Works
Spouses
- Carol Henning (1930–1943)
- Gwyn Conger (1943–1948)
- Elaine Anderson Steinbeck (1950–1968)
Education
- Salinas High School
- Stanford University
Books
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV
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Cup of Gold
1929
The Pastures of Heaven
1932
The Red Pony
1933
To a God Unknown
1933
Tortilla Flat
1935
In Dubious Battle
1936
Nothing So Monsterous
Nothing So Monsterous
1936
Of Mice and Men
1937
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Of Mice and Men [play]
1937
The Best Plays of 1937-38 and the Year Book of the Drama In America
1938
The Long Valley
1938
Their Blood is Strong
Their Blood is Strong
1938
The Grapes of Wrath
1939
The Grapes of Wrath. Screenplay
1939
Twenty best plays of the modern American theatre
1939
Sea of Cortez
1941
The Forgotten Village
1941
Bombs away
1942
The Moon is Down
1942
Once there was a war
1943
Steinbeck
1943
Cannery Row
1945
Steinbeck. A Life in Letters
1946
Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row
1947
The Pearl
1947
The Wayward Bus
1947
A Russian journal
1948
Burning Bright
1950
Great Short Stories
1950
Viva Zapata!
1950
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
1951
East of Eden
1952
East of Eden and The Wayward Bus
1952
The Rinehart Book of Short Stories
1952
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The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
1952
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow
1952
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat)
1953
Short story masterpieces
1954
Sweet Thursday
1954
The Family Book of Best Loved Short Stories
1954
The Pearl & Burning Bright
1955
America and Americans
1956
Great American Short Stories
1957
Famous American plays of the 1930s
1959
Reader's Digest Condensed Books--Volume Three - 1961 - Summer Selections
1961
The Winter of Our Discontent
1961
Travels with Charley
1962