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About the Author
“No writer is more quintessentially American than John Steinbeck. Born in 1902 in Salinas, California, Steinbeck attended Stanford University before working at a series of mostly blue-collar jobs and embarking on his literary career. Profoundly committed to social progress, he used his writing to raise issues of labor exploitation and the plight of the common man, penning some of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century and winning such prestigious awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He received the Nobel Prize in 1962...”





 
Why Steinbeck?
 
Steinbeck is one of the world’s greatest authors, able to depict men and life better than anyone else.  His stories captivate and enrich the mind; encouraging readers to delve deeper into the complexities of life

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