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John Steinbeck

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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JOHN STEINBECK

  • Some major facts of John Steinbeck's life:
  • In 1929 John Steinbeck wrote his first novel called cup of gold.
  • 1935 he got the commonwealth club of California gold medal for his book Tortilla Flats.
  • The Novel of 9136 Prize for In Dubious Battle written in 1936
  • In 1938 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Of Mice and Men
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MORE MAJOR FACTS

  • Throughout the course of his life John Steinbeck has gotten many awards
  • One including he got the Nobel prize for literature
  • In his personal life John Steinbeck was married three times
  • John Steinbeck passed away died December 20th 1968
  • He was buried in the Garden of Memories cemetery, Salinas 1969
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ADDITIONAL FACTS ABOUT JOHN STEINBECK

  • John Steinbeck had two sons both born to his second wife
  • 1963 Honorary Consultant in American Literature to the Library of Congress
  • He got the Medal Of Freedom Trustee of John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
  • He Traveled America with his dog to write his book "Travels with Charley"
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SOCIAL ISSUES JOHN STEINBECK WROTE ABOUT

  • John Steinbeck wrote about people who were poor and worked hard.
  • He also wrote about people with mental problems as well.
  • He wrote about people in the Great Depression.
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JOHN sTEINBECKS RELATIONSHIP WITH SALINAS VALLEY

  • John Steinbeck was born in Salinas Valleys.
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NOBEL PRIZE

  • The philosophy of life that is in his speech is acceptance of individuals
  • He believed that people deserved to be accepted no matter how they were
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HIS JOBS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES

  • John Steinbeck was a labor worker which influenced him to write of mice and men
  • John Steinbeck was influenced by watching people and what they did
  • He was also influenced by his many travels.
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SOME MUSIC FROM THE 1930'S

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