John Steinbeck Biography John Steinbeck John Ernest Steinbeck was born in California, on February 27th, 1902. Being the third child of four, he was the only son to parents John Ernest II and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. He worked through Stanford University but left without a degree. He journeyed to New York to pursue his writing career. However he was unsuccessful in getting ... written. This gives the novel an authentic and more realistic tone to it. Although sometimes the dialogue may be harder to follow. In relation to Hemingway, Steinbeck no doubt read Hemingway's books before and had adop...

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