Steinbeck

[stahyn-bek]

noun

1. John (Ernst) 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1962.

Steinbeck

/ ˈstaɪnbɛk /

noun

1. John ( Ernst ). 1902–68, US writer, noted for his novels about agricultural workers, esp The Grapes of Wrath (1939): Nobel prize for literature 1962

Example Sentences

There’s that Steinbeck quote about people viewing themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionaires — I’m more important than I am at my current station of life — and I feel like that’s come back.

From Los Angeles Times

There are also Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon,” originally published as a serial in Black Hat magazine, and John Steinbeck’s first novel, “Cup of Gold.”

From Los Angeles Times

John Steinbeck's text, set in the 1930s, has been a mainstay of the English literature qualification for many years.

From BBC

Auden was a champion of his work, as was Nobel-prize winner John Steinbeck.

From Los Angeles Times

Thinking that having a bestselling writer bring attention to the struggling camps would be beneficial, Collins agreed to accompany Steinbeck as he visited the camps.

From Salon