john h. steinbeck

author and professor of literature

John Steinbeck was an American novelist, journalist, and Nobel laureate. He is best known for his novels of the Great Depression, such as 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, and grew up in a family of modest means. He studied English literature at Stanford University and began his writing career as a journalist. Steinbeck's writing often explored the lives of the working class and the st...