![]() ![]() His first publishing success, Tortilla Flat, is a somewhatįanciful account of a small gang of charming ne'er-do-wells in an impoverished Of the Monterey Bay area of California, his experience in marine biology,Īnd various other odd jobs he held across the United States-all of which drew little attention. Two short story collections-largely based on his background as a native Before that golden middle period was launched with Tortilla Flat in 1935, Steinbeck had published three novels and It's surprising then to discover Steinbeck produced over forty books ![]() The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, as well as two or three ![]() Mid-1930s to early 1950s-encompassing the twin peaks of The depths of the Great Depression to the booming post-war-from the Of Steinbeck's writing career, especially the accomplished While he was always at least interesting, nowadays however we choose to focus on the highlights Never repeated himself, always trying something new. And anĪlcohol-facilitated decline into alienating self-indulgence and generalīut one thing remained constant: he wrote like no one else and he To iconic status as the conscience of a new mainstream. Talent giving creative and dignified voice to the downtrodden. The early hard-scrabble years of unadulterated John Steinbeck's art and career follow a typically American arc of THE AUTHOR | THE WORKS Highs and lows of a great author ![]()
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