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  Steinbeck: A Life in Letters

  by John Steinbeck, Elaine A. Steinbeck, Robert Wallsten

  Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck was a prolific correspondent. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with an unfinished, 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York, this collection of around 850 letters to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures gives an insight into the raw creative processes of one of the most... (more)
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  John Steinbeck, writer : a biography

  by Jackson J. Benson

  Winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1962, John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was one of America's most important and influential writers. Jackson J. Benson's definitive biography explores every aspect of the author's life-his campaigns for the rights of the little people; his stand on the Vietnam War; his Hollywood film scripts; and his ongoing... (more)
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  The Other Side of Eden: Life With John Steinbeck

  by John Steinbeck

  As the son of a celebrated literary icon, John Steinbeck IV grew up in a privileged world peopled by the literati and the intellectual elite. Sadly, it was also a world of alcoholism, bitter divorce, estrangement, and abuse, on the part of both his mother and father. In this fascinating memoir, the late son and namesake of John Steinbeck writes with great insight and a gift for lyrical expression about his often... (more)
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  A Journey into Steinbeck's California (ArtPlace series)

  by Susan Shillinglaw

  This part art book, part biography, and part travel guide offers insight into how landscapes and townscapes influenced John Steinbeck's creative process and how, in turn, his legacy has influenced modern California. Various types of readers will appreciate the information in this guide—literary pilgrims will learn more about the state featured so prominently in Steinbeck's work, tourists can visit the same... (more)
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  John Steinbeck: A Biography

  by Jay Parini

  This reassessment of John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize-winner, draws on the remniscences of his wife and friends, and on Steinbeck's own huge legacy of letters, diaries and manuscripts, to create a portrait of a writer who established himself through sheer hard work, and whose greatest works captured the desperation and indignation experienced by ordinary Americans during the Great Depression.
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  A John Steinbeck Encyclopedia

  Known for his searing social criticism, John Steinbeck is one of the most popular and influential American writers of the 20th century. His works are read and studied at all levels and have been made into films. And though critics and scholars initially found fault with his enormously popular works, he is now widely recognizes as a master of his craft. This encyclopedia provides an extensive overview of his life... (more)
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  John Steinbeck

  by Catherine Reef

  A photobiography of John Steinbeck, covering his life and writing career, with excerpts from his works.
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  John Steinbeck : From Salinas to Stockholm

  by William McPheron

  This publication is an exhibition catalog celebrating the gift to Stanford University of the Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection. Brief essays trace Steinbeck's literary career, novel by novel, and his development from a shy, withdrawn dreamer in the small town of Salinas to a dignified, Nobel-laureate winning representative of world literature in Stockholm. The catalog is illustrated with Steinbeck's private... (more)
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  The Moral Philosophy of John Steinbeck

  by Stephen K. George

  Thirteen essays, written by experts both within philosophy and Steinbeck studies, examine almost all of Steinbeck's major works. Included in the compilation are five general essays examining Steinbeck's own moral philosophy and eight specific essays analyzing the ethics of various major works.5200; LIT004020
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  John Steinbeck as Propagandist: The Moon is Down Goes to War

  by Donald V. Coers

  In March 1942, a desperate period for the Allies in World War II, John Steinbeck published his propaganda novel "The Moon Is Down" - the story of ruthless invaders who overrun a militarily helpless country. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck underscored both the fatal weakness of the "invincible" unnamed aggressors and the inherent power of the human values shared by the "conquered" people. "The Moon Is Down" created... (more)
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  John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath: A Reference Guide

  by Barbara A. Heavilin

  Steinbeck's masterpiece is one of the most widely read American novels, remaining both provocative and current, and generating considerable critical debate. This comprehensive guide includes an overview of the author's life, a detailed plot summary, social, cultural, and historical contexts, major themes and ideas, an analysis of Steinbeck's narrative art, a survey of the novel's critical reception, and a... (more)
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  After Grapes Of Wrath: Essays On John Steinbeck

  by Robert J. DeMott

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  Shepherds of Pan on the Big Sur-monterey Coast: Nature Wisdom of Robert Louis Stevenson, Gertrude Atherton, Jack London, Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Eric Barker, D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller a

  by Elayne Wareing Fitzpatrick

  SHEPHERDS OF PAN ON THE BIG SUR-MONTEREY COAST is a medley of lively, literate essays about the Nature wisdom linking some unlikely bedfellows: Robert Louis Stevenson, Gertrude Atherton, Jack London, Robinson Jeffers, Jaime de Angulo, John Steinbeck, Eric Barker, D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller and others, with a pertinent postscript on William James, father of American psychology. All these luminaries came... (more)
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  John Steinbeck (Classic Storytellers)

  by Kathleen Tracy

  Perhaps no other writer is more closely associated with Central California than John Steinbeck. His experiences as a young man while exploring the natural beauty of the Salinas Valley made a lasting impression on him, particularly when it came to the migrant workers who labored in the fields. Profoundly affected by their plight, Steinbeck traveled with workers, which became the basis for two of the greatest books... (more)
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  John Steinbeck

  by Lemardeley-Cunci

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  John Steinbeck

  by Robert B. Harmon

  Harmon brings together information on biographical works about John Steinbeck in a single, well-organized source, providing both bibliographic and anecdotal information. Contains a detailed chronology and photographs.
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  The FBI Files on John Steinbeck (Top Secret)

  J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI denied that they had ever investigated novelist John Steinbeck, yet for decades the FBI maintained a file on Steinbeck, which included the recommendation by the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Branch (G-2) that Steinbeck was unfit to be commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces during World War Two. (Despite the evaluations by the California G-2 agent-in-charge that Steinbeck did... (more)
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  John Steinbeck: America's Author (People to Know)

  by Donne?. Florence

  A biography of the California writer, discussing his childhood, hardships, friendships, travels, works, and awards, including the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.
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  Up Close: John Steinbeck

  by Milton Meltzer

  John Steinbeck consistently appears on class reading lists across the U.S., and his work has influenced generations. Steinbeck lived and wrote during some of the most eventful and controversial eras of twentieth-century America, including the struggles of California’s migrant workers during the 1930s, which led to his masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath . A complicated man whose personal life often took a backseat... (more)
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  John Steinbeck: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work (Literary a to Z Series)

  by Jeffrey D. Schultz

  A comprehensive reference to one of America's preeminent literary figures. The author of such classics as The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and many more, John Steinbeck is one of the greatest American writers of all time. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath and was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining... (more)