John Steinbeck was a controversial and award-winning author who was considered to be one of the most significant authors of all time. He wrote many books throughout his lifetime and is known for his sharp, forceful writing style and wry humor. This paper will discuss Steinbeck’s childhood and early career as it influenced his writing. Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, and was the son of John Ernst Steinbeck and Olive Hamilton. He grew up …showed first 75 words of 970 total…

…showed last 75 words of 970 total…author. Some of his novels were best sellers and some flopped but through good and bad he kept writing about what he believed in and will be remembered as being one of the most legendary authors of all time. Bibliography “John (Ernst) Steinbeck, DISCovering Authors 3.0, Gale Group, 1999 Kunitz, Stanley and Howard Hay, Twentieth Century Authors, The H.W. Wilson Company, New York, 1942 Verde, Thomas A., Twentieth Century Writers 1900-1950, Facts On File, Inc., New York, 1993