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John Steinbeck is an American writer, Nobel Prize winner and "giant of literature" for his realistic and insightful writing.
John Steinbeck was an American novelist, playwright, and short-story writer best known for works such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and East of Eden. Steinbeck was a recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1940) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1962).
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1902</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>John Steinbeck is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On February 27, 1902, John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1919</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Enrolls at Stanford University</div><div class='timeline-text'>Steinbeck enrolled at Stanford University but left without a degree in 1925.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1937</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes "Of Mice and Men"</div><div class='timeline-text'>One of Steinbeck's most iconic works, "Of Mice and Men," was published.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1939</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Writes "The Grapes of Wrath"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Grapes of Wrath," was published.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1942</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Serves as War Correspondent</div><div class='timeline-text'>During World War II, Steinbeck served as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1962</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Nobel Prize in Literature</div><div class='timeline-text'>John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his realistic and imaginative writings.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1968</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Steinbeck Passes Away</div><div class='timeline-text'>On December 20, 1968, John Steinbeck passed away in New York City at the age of 66.</div></div></div>
John Steinbeck, an American novelist, was born on February 27, 1902, and was 66 years old at the time of his death in 1968. He is best known for writing the acclaimed novel "The Grapes of Wrath," which has been credited with contributing to the development of environmentalism in the United States.
