John Steinbeck
Born in 1902, California, United States
Died in 1968, New York, United States
John Steinbeck wrote many books in his lifetime and also won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Here is a complete list of his books, in chronological order, published on the website, wwwthoughtco.com
"The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true."
“I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.”
― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
“If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
“And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
These are all on the Sion Wheelers ebook platform:
Cannery Row - E-BOOK
Lee Chong, the astute owner of the well-stocked grocery store, is also the proprietor of the Palace Flophouse that Mack and his troupe of good-natured 'boys' call home. Dora runs the brothel with clockwork efficiency and a generous heart, and Doc is the fount of all wisdom.
The Pearl - E-BOOK
When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours.
East of Eden - E-BOOK
East of Eden is an epic, engrossing family saga.' There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.
The Grapes of Wrath - AUDIOBOOK
The Grapes of Wrath tells the powerful story of the Joad family’s trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the promise of a new life in California. But what they find threatens to rip apart their lives, and sever the ties that bind them together.
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