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John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). He wrote a total of 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and five collections of short stories. In 1962, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature (Source).

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American writer (1902–1968)

Born 27 February 1902
Died 20 December 1968

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  • Cover of: The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction: Shorter Seventh Edition
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    Cover of edition nortonanthologyo00baus_0 First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Short story: 30 masterpieces
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    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
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    Cover of edition storyitswriterin0000unse_n2k7 First published in 2015 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
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    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Fictions
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    First published in 1988 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Backpack Literature
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    Cover of edition backpackliteratu0000unse First published in 2016 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Great Short Stories
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    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: In dubious battle
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    Cover of edition indubiousbattle0000john First published in 1936 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: John Steinbeck's Molly Morgan
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    Cover of edition johnsteinbecksmo00lawr First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The long valley
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    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Animals Brightly Colored

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Grapes of Wrath

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Outer Shores, Part 1: Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck Explore the Pacific Coast

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of Wrath

    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Shape of Fiction
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    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Die gute alte und die bessere neue Zeit: [Erzählungen]
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American writer (1902–1968)

Born 27 February 1902
Died 20 December 1968

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Classic Literature, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, short story, Juvenile audience, Social life and customs, Drama, History, American Horror tales, Satanism, short stories, Juvenile fiction, Puritans, catechism, California, fiction, Devil, Boys, Horror stories, Union, Young men, death, hanging, American Civil War

Places

California, United States, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Alabama, Jefferson, Owl Creek Bridge, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, England, India, New York, Wall Street, Salinas River Valley, Araby, Araby bazaar, Ireland, Justice of the Peace Court, North Richmond Street, Galway, Mallard residence, Calcutta, Salinas, Soviet Union

People

John Steinbeck (1902-1968), Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Peyton Farquhar, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Bartleby, Cicero, Ethelred, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Madeline Usher, Nippers, Roderick Usher, Turkey, Fortunato, John H. Watson, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1600s, Antebellum era, 1861-65, Carnival, 1861-1865, 1930s, 1945-, 1930's, American Civil War, 1692, 1890, 1945-1991, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, carnival, 1888, 1900-1945, 1920's, 1945-1995, 1950's, 20e siècle, 20th Century: 1940s, Cannery Row

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Alternative names

  • John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr.
  • J. Steinbeck
  • جون شتاينبك
  • John John Steinbeck

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May 3, 2025 Edited by MichaelVannin Edited without comment.
July 22, 2023 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten Storygraph
September 16, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
August 10, 2022 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
May 3, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names