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What is the best, but little known, John Steinbeck novel?

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Underrated little novel — it all takes place in this rural bubble out west in California, after moving ‘cross country from Vermont, similar to Faulkner’s mythical county down south in Mississippi. It’s a great meditation on the connectedness between family, house, fields, and livestock. Paganism versus theism, natives vs settlers. read more

Shillinglaw, former director of the SJSU Steinbeck Center and author of Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage, shares with us her favorite Steinbeck books. Where I live, Monterey County California, Steinbeck also lived, so interest runs high. read more

With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that John Steinbeck is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck is easily considered one of the greatest authors of all time. read more

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