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John Steinbeck was born in the farming town of Salinas, California on 27 February 1902. His father, John Ernst Steinbeck, was not a terribly successful man; at one time or another he was the manager of a Sperry flour plant, the owner of a feed and grain store, the treasurer of Monterey County. His mother, the strong-willed Olive Hamilton ...
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EST 1998 About the National Steinbeck Center Drawing from the works of John Steinbeck, The National Steinbeck Center is dedicated to Steinbeck’s creative legacy: to participate, to inspire, to educate, and to understand one another. VISIT US Support Membership Visit Sponsors and Partners Special thanks to our sponsors for their generous support
John Steinbeck Bio Young Authors Listening to America Archives Resources Bibliography Steinbeck Academic Conference John Steinbeck Bio John Steinbeck Bio John Steinbeck was born in Salinas in 1902 to a middle-class family living a few blocks from Salinas’ bustling Main Street. His father, John Ernst Sr., worked as a manager in the local flour mill.
John Steinbeck. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962. Born: 27 February 1902, Salinas, CA, USA. Died: 20 December 1968, New York, NY, USA. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Prize motivation: “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception”. Language: English.
edit data. John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "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 ...
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr.[ 2][ 3], född 27 februari 1902 i Salinas i Monterey County, Kalifornien, död 20 december 1968 i New York i New York, var en amerikansk författare som belönades med nobelpriset i litteratur 1962. Särskilt under 1930-talet var Steinbecks författarskap realistiskt och samhällskritiskt.
