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'''John Steinbeck''' (b.1902 in Salinas, California - d.1968 in NYC) was an [[American]] author.  He wrote the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''The Grapes of Wrath'' (1939), along with fifteen other novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories. In 1962 Steinbeck received the [[Nobel Prize]] for Literature.  He forced his first wife to have an [[abortion]], against her desire to keep the baby, which was then botched to her severe harm.<ref>https://thebridgehead.ca/2020/01/10/how-the-curse-of-abortion-has-haunted-americas-literary-greats/</ref>
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'''John Steinbeck''' (b.1902 in Salinas, California - d.1968 in NYC) was an [[American]] author who attended [[Stanford University]] without graduating.  He wrote the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''The Grapes of Wrath'' (1939), along with fifteen other novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories. In 1962 Steinbeck received the [[Nobel Prize]] for Literature.  He forced his first wife to have an [[abortion]], against her desire to keep the baby, which was then botched to her severe harm.<ref>https://thebridgehead.ca/2020/01/10/how-the-curse-of-abortion-has-haunted-americas-literary-greats/</ref>
  
 
Steinbeck grew up in and spent most of his writing career in [[California]].  Some of his works have been made into movies, including ''Cannery Row'' (1945), ''The Pearl'' (1947), ''Of Mice and Men'' (1939) and ''East of Eden'' (1952) (which was turned into a successful movie).  Steinbeck was successful as a Hollywood writer, receiving an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Story in 1944 for [[Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock's]] ''Lifeboat''.
 
Steinbeck grew up in and spent most of his writing career in [[California]].  Some of his works have been made into movies, including ''Cannery Row'' (1945), ''The Pearl'' (1947), ''Of Mice and Men'' (1939) and ''East of Eden'' (1952) (which was turned into a successful movie).  Steinbeck was successful as a Hollywood writer, receiving an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Story in 1944 for [[Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock's]] ''Lifeboat''.

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John Steinbeck (b.1902 in Salinas, California - d.1968 in NYC) was an American author who attended Stanford University without graduating. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939), along with fifteen other novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories. In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He forced his first wife to have an abortion, against her desire to keep the baby, which was then botched to her severe harm.[1]

Steinbeck grew up in and spent most of his writing career in California. Some of his works have been made into movies, including Cannery Row (1945), The Pearl (1947), Of Mice and Men (1939) and East of Eden (1952) (which was turned into a successful movie). Steinbeck was successful as a Hollywood writer, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Story in 1944 for Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat.

Steinbeck's books were highly controversial and have been the subject of many attempts at censorship, both by the left and the right. Of Mice and Men is number six on the American Library Association's list of the 100 most frequently censored books, 1990-2000.[2] The Grapes of Wrath is also a frequent target of censors.

John Steinbeck died in New York City on December 20, 1968, of heart disease and congestive heart failure. He was 66, and had been a lifelong smoker. An autopsy showed nearly complete occlusion of the main coronary arteries.

Legacy

The National Steinbeck Center to continue Steinbeck's legacy is located in the center of Salinas, California,[3] where Steinbeck was born. It is situated 17 miles east by car of Monterey and 60 miles south by car of San Jose.

California

Steinbeck grew up in Salinas, California, and included in his novels gossip from his town:

“ [H]is characters were often lonely, misunderstood farmers and ranchers; and in his books, dreams of ordinary workers are dashed—his books tell of failed dreams of land ownership in California. The Grapes of Wrath, his signature novel, published in 1939, traces the journey of the Joad family from Oklahoma to California, where they find not the fabled land of their dreams but a place with few jobs, low wages, and inadequate worker housing. Steinbeck’s novel excoriated the greed of the Associated Farmers, business interests in California.[3] ”

Partial Bibliography

Posthumous publishings include:

References

Notes

  1. ↑ https://thebridgehead.ca/2020/01/10/how-the-curse-of-abortion-has-haunted-americas-literary-greats/
  2. ↑ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bbwlinks&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=85714
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.steinbeck.org/
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