John Steinbeck was a prolific American author who wrote novels such as The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, as well as developing the stage novel form. He won the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize in literature and many of his novels were adapted into Hollywood films. Steinbeck empathized with the common man, especially migrant workers, and his non-fiction book Travels with Charley: In Search of America portrays a portrait of the United States in the early 1960s.
John Steinbeck, born John Ernst Steinbeck in February 1902, was one of the most recognizable and widely read American authors of the 20th century. Steinbeck, who died Dec. 20, 20, never turned 1968 years old. Still, he was an incredibly prolific writer who wrote in a number of different guises. Although he has published a number of full-length novels such as The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, he is also credited with developing the stage novel form. Theatrical novellas are short novels that need to be translated easily from the page to the theatre.
During his career, Steinbeck has won two incredibly prestigious literary awards. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, received the Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for the body of work he produced. His novels were so loved that many of them were adapted for Hollywood screenplays. The Pearl, Cannery Row, East of Eden and The Grapes of Wrath all became Hollywood films. In fact, Steinbeck has written a few articles specifically for Hollywood. In 1944, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat.
Steinbeck has been honored as a great empath to the common man, especially the migrant worker. The Grapes of Wrath, for example, is a book set during the Great Depression. It follows the journey of the Joad family, sharecroppers forced to leave their land once it has become barren due to dust storms. In this novel, John Steinbeck shows many transgressions that the working class experienced during the Great Depression.
In his stage novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck tenderly portrays two traveling ranch workers who are trying to save enough money to buy their own farm. In this book, Steinbeck empathizes with both the factory worker and the plight of the mentally ill. Of Mice and Men, one of the most famous novels written by John Steinbeck, has been made into a film three times.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America, another famous book by John Steinbeck, is one of his only non-fiction publications. The book recounts the author’s journey to the United States in his camper, accompanied by his devoted poodle Charlie. Travels with Charlie paints a profound, if sometimes wistful, portrait of the United States in the early 1960s.
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