... . His early novels (Cup of Gold, 1929; The Pastures of Heaven, 1932; and To a God Unknown, 1933) aroused little public interest. The latter novel, however, a mystical story of self-sacrifice, is one of Steinbeck's strongest statements about the relationship between people and the land. Steinbeck turned to filmmaking after the film success of The Grapes of Wrath. He wrote impressive screenplays ... for the Mexican-based The Forgotten Village (1941) and Viva Zapata! (1952), as well as film scripts ... his narrative with serious discussion of the problems of migrant laborers.(Groliers) Of ...

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