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John Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (27 Feb 1902 – 20 Dec 1968; aged 66) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "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."

During his writing career, he authored 33 books, with one book coauthored alongside Edward Ricketts, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels "Tortilla Flat" (1935) and "Cannery Row" (1945), the multi-generation epic "East of Eden" (1952), and the novellas "The Red Pony" (1933) and "Of Mice and Men" (1937). The Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon.

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Location:
   City:   Salinas
   State:   CA
   County:   Monterey
   Country:   USA

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Author Website:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck
 

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