Dec. 20: John Steinbeck

“Poetry is the mathematics of writing and closely kin to music.” —John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck, The Art of Fiction No. 45

EDITOR’S NOTE: John Steinbeck had agreed to a Paris Review interview late in his life. He had earlier been coy about it, but then wanted the interview very much. He was, unfortunately, too sick to work on the project, though it was…

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John Steinbeck - Wikipedia
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John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters", and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature. During his writing career, he authored 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic ...