John Steinbeck
Critique • Works
Born
Salinas, California, U.S., 1902
Died
New York City, U.S., 1968
Publications
ovels, stories, plays, screenplays, journalism, essays
Genres
Literary
Writing language
English
Place of writing
United States
Literature
• Of Mice and Men (1937)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
• East of Eden (1952)
Novels
• The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
• East of Eden (1952)
Novellas
• Of Mice and Men (1937)
Stories
• "The Leader of the People" (1936)
• "The Chrysanthemums" (1937)
American Literature
• Of Mice and Men (1937)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
• Cannery Row (1945)
• The Pearl (19467)
• East of Eden (1952)
First publication in book form
1929
Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History Novel
1932
The Pastures of Heaven Twelve stories
1933
The Red Pony Novella
To a God Unknown Novel
1935
Tortilla Flat Novel
1936
In Dubious Battle Novel
1937
Of Mice and Men Novel
1938
The Long Valley Novel
Their Blood is Strong Articles
1939
The Grapes of Wrath Novel
1941
The Forgotten Village Novel
Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research Memoir
1942
The Moon Is Down Novel
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team Memoir
1945
Cannery Row Novel
1947
The Wayward Bus Novel
The Pearl Novella
1948
A Russian Journal Memoir
1950
Burning Bright Novel
1951
The Log from the Sea of Cortez Memoir, adapted from 1941 memoir
1952
East of Eden Novel
1954
Sweet Thursday Novel
1957
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication Novel
1958
Once There Was A War Articles
1961
The Winter of Our Discontent Novel
1962
Travels with Charley: In Search of America Travelogue
1966
America and Americans Articles
1969
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters Letters
1975
Viva Zapata! Screenplay for 1952 film
Steinbeck: A Life in Letters Letters
1976
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights Unfinished retelling of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, written 1956–1959
1989
Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath 1938–1941 Journal
2012
Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War Articles, written 1966–1967.
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