John Steinbeck

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American writer human novelist

John Steinbeck was a prominent 20th-century American novelist best known for his socially conscious works such as "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "East of Eden."

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instanceOf	American writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ
awardReceived	National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ
causeOfDeath	heart disease ⓘ
child	Thom Steinbeck ⓘ surface form: John Steinbeck IV Thom Steinbeck ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateAwarded Nobel Prize in Literature	1962 ⓘ
dateAwarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction	1940 ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1902-02-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1968-12-20 ⓘ
educatedAt	Stanford University ⓘ
familyName	John Steinbeck self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Steinbeck
fullName	John Steinbeck self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.
genre	nonfiction ⓘ novel ⓘ short story ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	Social realism ⓘ surface form: social realism
notableWork	Cannery Row ⓘ East of Eden ⓘ In Dubious Battle ⓘ Of Mice and Men ⓘ The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ The Pearl ⓘ Tortilla Flat ⓘ Travels with Charley: In Search of America ⓘ
occupation	novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ war correspondent ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Salinas ⓘ surface form: Salinas, California, United States
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
religion	Episcopalian ⓘ
residence	Monterey ⓘ surface form: Monterey, California, United States New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States Salinas ⓘ surface form: Salinas, California, United States
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Carol Henning ⓘ Elaine Anderson Scott ⓘ Gwyn Conger ⓘ
writingTheme	American Dream ⓘ Great Depression ⓘ migrant workers ⓘ social justice ⓘ

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