Steinbeck's popularity (as opposed to his skill as a writer) has to be understood in comparison to other writers of his generation. read more
Many critics consider Steinbeck a lesser writer when compared to, say, Hemingway or Faulkner, but it's important to understand that Steinbeck wrote about average Americans, while Hemingway's novels all took place overseas, and Steinbeck is considerably more accessible than Faulkner. read more
John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (February 27, 1902 to December 20, 1968) was a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and the author of Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. Steinbeck dropped out of college and worked as a manual laborer before achieving success as a writer. read more
John Steinbeck Biography - An accomplished American writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature and the Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), John Steinbeck wrote profoundly about the economic problems faced by the rural class during the Great Depression. read more