How did John Steinbeck get started in writing?
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). He wrote a total of twenty-seven books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and five collections of short stories. In 1962, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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About Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is a story written by John Steinbeck that tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California. George and Lennie find themselves working a small ranch where things go all wrong which leads to a tragic end. This book is required reading in most schools.
About The Grapes of Wrath
Set during the Great Depression, 'The Grapes of Wrath' is a novel by John Steinbeck., and following the Joad family who are poor Oklahoma sharecroppers.
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