Novel

By: John Steinbeck

Date: 1939

Source: Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings, 1936?1941. Reprint, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 290?294.

About the Author: John Steinbeck (1902?1968) was born in Salinas, California. Shortly after he began college, Steinbeck started writing, mostly about events taking place in California, and he finished his first novel in 1929. His 1937 novel Of Mice and Men was widely acclaimed, but it is 1939's The Grapes of Wrath that is considered his masterpiece. He won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for that novel. His other works include many popular stories and novels, including Cannery Row, East of Eden, and Travels With Charley: In Search of America. One of America's most famous authors, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962.

Introduction

The Great Depression and...