John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters."
Steinbeck in 1939
The Steinbeck House at 132 Central Avenue, Salinas, California, the Victorian home where Steinbeck spent his childhood
John Steinbeck plaque in Sag Harbor, N.Y. (20180916 151050)
Rocinante, camper truck in which Steinbeck traveled across the United States in 1960
1962 Nobel Prize in Literature
The 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American author John Steinbeck (1902–1968) "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."
"for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."