John Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 "for his realistic and inventive novels, which combine compassionate humor with acute social awareness." John Steinbeck is widely recognized as one of America's best writers of the twentieth century, he is also called "A titan of American letters".

Cup of Gold, Steinbeck's first novel, was published in 1929. In 1935, he had his first critical triumph with Tortilla Flat. It was later adapted into a film of the same name, released in 1942. In his career, Steinbeck published 33 works, including 16 novels, 6 nonfiction volumes, and two collections of short tales. In 1939, he released The Grapes of Wrath, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Several of his works are regarded as Western literary classics and are mandatory reading in high schools in the United States.

Famous Novels: The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Of Mice and Men (1937), East of Eden (1952)