JOHN STEINBECK INFO.

(1902-1968)

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

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

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)