John Steinbeck
American novelist and short-story writer, author of The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and East of Eden; awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
Books
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1. East Of Eden & Grapes Of Wrath
Two sweeping American novels explore family, moral choice, and social injustice: one follows a Dust Bowl–era Oklahoma family driven west by economic collapse, tracing their brutal migration, the erosion of dignity, and moments of solidarity amid exploitation; the other is a multi‑generational saga in California’s Salinas Valley that reframes Biblical themes through rival brothers and a haunted father, probing inheritance, sin, and the possibility of redemption and free will. Both works blend gritty realism with philosophical inquiry, using intimate character struggles to illuminate broader social and ethical questions.
The 17120th Greatest Book of All Time