Steinbeck

American

[stahyn-bek] / ˈstaɪn bɛk /

noun

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

Steinbeck British

/ ˈstaɪnbɛk /

noun

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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He praised John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” for its descriptions of capitalist exploitation and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” for the light it shed on slavery in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

This outdoor thriller wouldn’t be misplaced on a shelf alongside certain tales by Faulkner, Hemingway or Steinbeck.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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