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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Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The Journal’s list of influential books about the workplace includes titles by Benjamin Franklin, Dale Carnegie, Betty Friedan and John Steinbeck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

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 ● Mar. 7, 2025

However, Steinbeck did not hide his identity from Babb.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024

When the Great Six inspected my library record and found it top-heavy with adventure and science fiction, they prescribed appropriate doses of Steinbeck, Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam