An American author and winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature, John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr., b. ... Groliers new encylopidea Benson, Jackson T., The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer: A Biography (1990); DeMott, R., ed., Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath (1989); Fensch, Thomas, ed., Conversations with John Steinbeck (1988); Lisca, Peter, The Wide World of John Steinbeck (1981); Noble, Donald R., ed., The Steinbeck Question: New Essays in Criticism (1992); Owens, Louis, John Steinbeck's Re-Vision of America (1985); Parini, Jay, John Steinbeck (1995); Steinbeck, ...

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"A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ," - John Steinbeck. ... This is Steinbeck's story as told through his biography, literary works, life experiences, and his legacy. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California (Webster 1338). ... He was in his 60's when John F. ... He even has an award named after him, to the best all around author (Gourley). ...

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John Grisham, a very famous American author, has spent most of his adult life as a lawyer, author, husband, and father. ... John Grisham led a mostly normal childhood. ... (John Grisham, Best-Selling Author, Biography) Taking his mother's advice, Grisham became a very avid reader while growing up and visited the town library often. "He was especially influenced by the work of John Steinbeck whose clarity he admired." ... (John Grisham, Best-Selling Author, Biography) John Grisham's writing career was inspired by the testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim that he overheard...

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