John Steinbeck Info.
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JOHN STEINBECK INFO.
(1902-1968)
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OVERVIEW
Author of 27 books: East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men
Won Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath
Received Nobel Prize in 1962
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EARLY YEARS
Born in Salinas, California
Grew up in a rural community working on ranches during the summer
Father was a county treasurer and mother was a school teacher
Attended Stanford University, but never earned a degree
His father allowed him to live in a cottage in California after his failed attempts at getting his work published (1928)
Lived in relative poverty
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SUCCESS
Published his first novel in 1935 (Tortilla Flat)—considered a success
Major Novels and date of publication:
Of Mice and Men (1937)
The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
Cannery Row (1945)
The Pearl (1947)
East of Eden (1952)
The Winter of Our Discontent (1961)