Racciato+-+Steinbeck



Steinbeck's famous novels include:
 * Born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902
 * During summers he worked on nearby ranches, gave him a background of the countryside and the people
 * Graduated Salinas High School in 1919, went to Stanford University, English major
 * Left Stanford in 1925 and moved to New York to start a writing career, could not get published, moved back to California
 * First novel, //Cup of Gold// was published in 1929, unsuccessful
 * //Tortilla Flat// published in 1935, turning point in Steinbeck's career -
 * received the California Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal for best novel by a California author
 * Continued to write novels, but relied on research and observation of the human condition in his stories
 * Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939 for //The Grapes of Wrath//
 * Was a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune during WWII
 * Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962
 * Died December 20, 1968, in New York City

//Tortilla Flat// (1935) //In Dubious Battle// (1936) //Of Mice and Men// (1937) //The Long Valley// (1938) //The// //Grapes of Wrath// (1939)

Works Cited

"John Steinbeck Biography." 12 Aug. 2009. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. [%20biography/|http://columtheater.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/john-steinbeck- biography/]. "John Steinbeck's Biography." //Steinbeck.org//. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. .