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John Steinbeck
   wrote   
Of Mice and Men
First published 1937
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
The Grapes of Wrath
Pulitizer Prize winner, 1940. Also viewed as an impassioned defense for (or a dire prophecy regarding) the inevitable rise of the American Communist Party.
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
The Pearl
1947
1962
   the winner was   
John Steinbeck
USA, 1902-1968; "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception"
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
The Red Pony
1933
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
Cannery Row
1945
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
East of Eden
1952
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
The Winter of Our Discontent
1961
The Grapes of Wrath
   was written by   
John Steinbeck
1940
John Steinbeck
   owned a dog called   
Charley
Namesake for "Travels with Charley"
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
Travels With Charlie
John Steinbeck
   wrote the book adapted for the film   
Cannery Row (1982)
Based on the 1939 book
John Steinbeck
   wrote the book adapted for the film   
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Based on the 1937 book
John Steinbeck
   is famous for being an   
Author
In 1962 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. In all, he wrote twenty-five books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories.
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
Tom Joad
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
George Milton
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
Lennie Small
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
Lee Chong
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
Ethan Allen Howley
The Winter of our Discontent
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
   was titled from the literary source   
Genesis 4:16
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
   was titled from the literary source   
Paradise Lost
John Milton
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
   was titled from the literary source   
To a Mouse
Robert Burns
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
   was titled from the literary source   
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
   was titled from the literary source   
Richard III
William Shakespeare
To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck
   was titled from the literary source   
Rig Veda Book X
Ralph TH Griffith
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
Adam Trask
East of Eden, 1952
John Steinbeck
   created the character   
Cathy Ames
East of Eden
Trask Ranch
   was created by   
John Steinbeck
Ranch in the Salinas Valley of California, from "East of Eden", 1952
Weedpatch
   was created by   
John Steinbeck
Government-run camp for migrant workers in "The Grapes of Wrath", 1939
Torgas Valley
   was created by   
John Steinbeck
Resembling Salinas Valley in California, from "In Dubious Battle", 1936
New Baytown
   was created by   
John Steinbeck
Harbor town on Long Island in "The Winter of Our Discontent", 1961
Porlock Street
   was created by   
John Steinbeck
New Baytown neighborhood in "The Winter of Our Discontent"
John Steinbeck
   is buried in   
Garden of Memories Memorial Park, CA, USA
Author, d. 1968; Salinas, California
John Steinbeck
   wrote   
Travels With Charley
In Search of America, 1962
John Steinbeck
   was an   
Author
Nobel Prize laureate (1902-1968)
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