Steinbeck

American  

[stahyn-bek] / ˈstaɪn bɛk /

noun

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

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Steinbeck British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

A geotubes supporter, he owns two other homes, including a guesthouse where John Steinbeck, who wrote much of “East of Eden” in Sconset, once etched his name on a windowpane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

There were other influences: He was reportedly a voracious reader of Victor Hugo, John Steinbeck and Leo Tolstoy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

In Salinas I headed to Sang’s Café, where Steinbeck had been a regular.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Once "Whose Names Are Unknown" was published by the University of Oklahoma Press, the fact that Steinbeck had borrowed from Babb’s notes slowly began to circulate.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

He walked to Stone Street where the Catholic church is and turned left, went past the Carriaga house, the Wilson house, the Zabala house, and turned left on Central Avenue at the Steinbeck house.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck