John Steinbeck Achievements, Author Biography, Trivia, and Movies

Honors and Awards

Year	Award	Work
1940	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction	The Grapes of Wrath
1952	Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Viva Zapata!
1955	Nominated - National Book Award for Fiction	Sweet Thursday
1953	Nominated - National Book Award for Fiction	East of Eden
1945	Nominated - Academy Award for Best Story	Lifeboat

Written works by John Steinbeck

Title	Published	Genre
The Grapes of Wrath	1939	Novel
Of Mice and Men	1937	Novella
East of Eden	1952	Novel
The Pearl	1947	Fiction
To a God Unknown	1933	Novel
In Dubious Battle	1936	Novel
The Moon Is Down	1942	Novel
A Russian Journal
Travels with Charley: In Search of America	1962	Travel literature
Once There Was a War
The Winter of Our Discontent	1961	Novel
Tortilla Flat	1935	Novel
The Pastures of Heaven
Cup of Gold	1929	Novel
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights	1976	Speculative fiction
The Red Pony	1933	Novella
Sweet Thursday	1954
Cannery Row	1945
The Wayward Bus	1947
The Short Reign of Pippin IV	1957	Speculative fiction
The Chrysanthemums
The Log from the Sea of Cortez	1951	Non-fiction
Burning Bright	1950	Novel
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters	1969	Diary
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team	1942
The Long Valley		Short story
Working days
The harvest gypsies
Novels, 1942-1952
Novels and stories, 1932-1937
Conversations with John Steinbeck
America and Americans, and selected nonfiction
Eine handvoll Gold
Des souris et des hommes
Steinbeck
Lasst uns König Spielen
The leader of the people
Der Mond ging unter
La valle dell'Eden
Nuits noires
Puteshestvie s Charli v poiskakh Ameriki (romanized form)]
Letters to Elizabeth
Viva Zapata!
Da di di xiang zheng
Furore
Le poney rouge
Rutebil paa afveje
Un Américain à New York et à Paris
Zapata
Das Tal des Himmels
La Perle
The gift
Iarna vrajbei noastre
De vliegenvanger
Cup of gold
Marghalrah
Die Strasse der Olsardinen
Die wilde Falmme
Les naufragés de l'autocar
Der fremde Gott
Die gute alte und die bessere neue Zeit
How Edith McGillcuddy met R.L.S
Al dio sconosciuto
Podróze z Charleyhem
Nothing so monstrous
Von Mäusen und Menschen
mægtigt gilde
Ratos e homens
La perla
Autobus auf Seitenwegen
The forgotten village
De druiven der gramschap
Möss och människor
stora kalaset
Stürmische Ernte
The portable Steinbeck
Die früchte des zornes; roman
Buss på villovägar
Noite sem lua
In quest of America
The pearl
"The soul and guts of France" ...
The moon is down ; Burning bright
La grande vallée
Journal of a novel
A letter
Sea of Cortez
Stories from the long valley
The affair at 7, rue de M---
Ryzhiĭ poni
The lonesome vigilante ...
The ears of Johnny Bear
"Their blood is strong, "
About the forthcoming publication The thinking dog's man by Ted Patrick
Cannery Row ; Sweet Thursday
Conversation at Sag Harbor
Früchte des Zorns
My short novels
Saint Katy the Virgin
A snake of one's own ...

John Steinbeck Image Gallery

Ed Ricketts' lab at 800 Cannery Row	Ed Ricketts
Steinbeck (center), with 19 year-old son John (left), visits President Johnson in the Oval Office, M...	Steinbeck's gravestone at Salinas cemetery
Cannery Row in Monterey	National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California
132 Central Avenue, Salinas, where Steinbeck lived until he was 17	Rocinante, camper truck in which Steinbeck traveled across the United States in 1960

John Steinbeck quotes

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.
- John Steinbeck
Texas is not a state -- it's a state of mind.
- John Steinbeck
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.
- John Steinbeck
The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die.
- John Steinbeck
Lord, how the day passes! It is like a life, so quickly when we don't watch it, and so slowly if we do.
- John Steinbeck

Works by John Steinbeck adapted to film

Title	Released	Genre
Of Mice and Men	1939	Black-and-white
Lifeboat	1944	War film
East of Eden	1955	Drama
Of Mice and Men	1992	Indie film
Tortilla Flat	1942	Black-and-white
Cannery Row	1982	Film adaptation
La perla	1947	Drama
The Grapes of Wrath	1940	Black-and-white
The Winter of Our Discontent	1983	Drama
Ondu Muttina Kathe	1987	Drama
The Moon Is Down	1943	Drama
The Red Pony	1949	Family Film
The Pearl	2001	Film adaptation

Places John Steinbeck has lived

Map showing Places Lived by John Steinbeck

Marker	Location	Population
A	California	37,683,933
B	Salinas	152,994

Personal relationships of John Steinbeck

Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
Married 18 years
Gwyndolyn Conger
Married 6 years
Carol Henning
Married 12 years

Significant Other	Relationship	Date Started	Date Ended	Duration
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck	Marriage	Dec. 28, 1950	Dec. 20, 1968	18 years
Gwyndolyn Conger	Marriage	1942	Aug. 1948	6 years
Carol Henning	Marriage	Jan. 14, 1930	1942	12 years

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Where was John Steinbeck born?
A:
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas Valley.
Q:
Which popular books have been composed by writer, John Steinbeck?
A:
Well known books include -
- The Moon Is Down
- In Dubious Battle
- Of Mice and Men
- East of Eden
- The Pearl
- Tortilla Flat
- To a God Unknown
Q:
What is a well-known quote by John Steinbeck?
A:
Famous quotations include: "Lord, how the day passes! It is like a life, so quickly when we don't watch it, and so slowly if we do."
Q:
Who is acknowledged for having an influence on John Steinbeck?
A:
Sherwood Anderson and Robert Burns inspired John Steinbeck.
Q:
What caused John Steinbeck's death?
A:
He died from heart disease.
Q:
What professions highlight John Steinbeck's career?
A:
John Steinbeck was an accomplished writer and novelist.
Q:
What awards has John Steinbeck been nominated for?
A:
Award nominations include:
- Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for "Viva Zapata!"
Q:
Which educational institution did John Steinbeck attend?
A:
John Steinbeck attended Stanford University.

John Steinbeck

Honors and Awards

Written works by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Image Gallery

John Steinbeck quotes

Works by John Steinbeck adapted to film

Places John Steinbeck has lived

Personal relationships of John Steinbeck

Frequently Asked Questions

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