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1 The pearl by john steinbeck

2 Author Notes: John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
Born in 1902 in Salinas, CA Attended Stanford University but never graduated Moved to NYC in 1925 to pursue writing career Worked as a reporter and a brick layer

3 During WWII was a war correspondent (reporter)
First novels were not well-received Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 – never published again Last years of life were spent in NYC and Sag Harbor with third wife, writing, and traveling Steinbeck was a very private person Died in 1968 of heart disease / heart attack Had two children with 2nd wife

4 Lifeboat John

5 Steinbeck’s Literature
Fourth novel, Tortilla Flat (1935), gained critical acclaim Of Mice and Men (1937), adapted for stage and film The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered his masterpiece The Pearl (1941) is often considered his last great novel

6 Awards, etc. 1937 Won New York Drama Critics Award
1940 Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath 1946 King Haakon Liberty Cross, a Norwegian award 1948 Elected to American Academy of Arts of Letters 1962 Receives Nobel Prize for Literature 1964 Awarded United States Medal of Freedom by President Johnson 1966 John Steinbeck Society organized 1974 Steinbeck's boyhood home opened as a museum

7 Struggle of the working class
Basic Novel Themes: Struggle of the working class Human condition (how people react to their situations) Intolerance for corruption (gov’t) Exploitation of the weak (using less fortunate people to make money) Love of the land**

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9 LET’S READ!

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