John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck
Steinbeck in Sweden during his trip to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962
Born	John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. February 27, 1902 Salinas, California, United States
Died	December 20, 1968(1968-12-20) (aged 66) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, war correspondent
Notable works	Of Mice and Men (1937) The Grapes of Wrath (1939) East of Eden (1952)[1]
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1940) Nobel Prize in Literature (1962)
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John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (/ˈstaɪnbɛk/; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. Some of his most famous works are Of Mice and Men (1937) and The Grapes of Wrath (1940), which won a Pulitzer Prize. In these two books, Steinbeck writes about migrant workers during the Great Depression.

Steinbeck used naturalism in his books. His characters and stories came from real events from the early 20th century. His work shows his wide range of interests, such as politics, history, philosophy and mythology.

Seventeen of his works were made into Hollywood movies. Steinbeck also tried screen writing, which is writing for movies. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing in Alfred Hitchcock's 1945 movie, Lifeboat.

1. ↑ The Swedish Academy cited The Grapes of Wrath and The Winter of Our Discontent most favorably.
   "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962: Presentation Speech by Anders Österling, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved April 21, 2008.