1. John Steinbeck nobel prize winner 1962 Hester Wiarda 6E

2. Introduction BornJohn Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. February 27, 1902 Salinas, Califronia, US OccupationNovelist, Short story writer, War Correspondent Notable worksThe Grapes of Wrath; Of Mice and Men Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature in 1962 DiedDecember 20, 1968 (aged 66) New York, New York, US Steinbeck’s gravestone at Garden of Memories Memorial park in Salinas

3. Life Lived his childhood in Salinas, CA Son of John Steinbeck Sr and Olive Hamilton Worked at ranches 1919: graduated from Salinas High School 1925: left Stanford University without degree NYC: journalist at ‘The American’ 1930: Carol Henning WO2: Journalist at ‘New York Herald Tribune’ 1943: Gwyndolyn Conger, Thom and John 1950: Elaine Scott

4. Literary Career 16 Novels 6 Non-Fictie 5 Short Story Collection Films Theme –Social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour

5. NovelsCup of Gold The Red Pony To a God Unknown Tortilla Flat In Dubious Battle Of Mice and Men The Grapes of Wrath The Moon Is Down Cannery Row The Pearl The Wayward Bus Burning Bright East of Eden Sweet Thursday The Short Reign of Pippin IV The Winter of Our Discontent The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights Non- FictieThe Log from the Sea of Cortez Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team A Russian Journal Once There Was a War Travels with Charley Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters America and Americans Short story collection The Pastures of Heaven The Long Valley FilmsOf Mice and Man The Grapes of Wrath Tortilla Flat Lifeboat Viva Zapata!

6. Novels First novels attracted little attention – Cup of Gold (1929) The Pastures of Heaven (1932), To a God Unknown (1933) Turning point 1935 – Tortilla Flat California novels –Of Mice and Man (1937) –The Grapes of Wrath (1939) –East of Eden (1952) –http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=xqaTv8cCWeg

7. Non-Fictie Ed Ricketts –The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1941) Once there was War (1958) Travelogue –Travels with Charley (1960)

8. Steinbeck’s trailer from Travels with Charley

9. Filmography 1939: Of Mice and Men –directed by Lewis Milestone, featuring Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney, Jr., and Betty Field 1942: Tortilla Flat –directed by Victor Fleming, featuring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr and John Garfield 1940: The Grapes of Wrath –directed by John Ford, featuring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell and John Carradine

10. Nobel Prize 1962:Nobel Prize for literature –“ realistic and imaginative writing, combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception.”

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