John Steinbeck's achievements

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• Cup of Gold - 1929
• The Pastures of Heaven - 1932
• To a God Unknown - 1933
• Tortilla Flat - 1935
• In Dubious Battle - 1936
• Of Mice and Men - 1937
• The Long Valley - 1938
• The Grapes of Wrath - 1939
• The Moon is Down - 1942
• Bombs Away - 1942
• Cannery Row - 1945
• The Pearl - 1947
• The Wayward Bus - 1947
• Burning Bright - 1950
• East of Eden - 1952
• Sweet Thursday - 1954
• The Short Reign Of Pippin IV - 1957
• The Winter of Our Discontent - 1961
• Viva Zapata - 1975
• The Acts Of King Arthur and His Noble Knights - 1976

29 Academy Award nominations and 4 Academy Awards were given for screen adaptations of John Steinbeck stories.

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Non-Fiction with year published

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• Their Blood is Strong - 1938
• Sea of Cortez (with Edwards F. Ricketts) - 1941
• A Russian Journal - 1948
• The Log from "Sea of Cortez" - 1951
• Positano. Salerno, Italy: Ente Provinciale per il Turismo - 1954
• Un Americain a New York et a Paris - 1956
• Once There Was a War - 1959
• Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature - 1962
• Travels with Charley in Search of America - 1962
• America And Americans - 1966
• Journal of a Novel: The "East of Eden" Letters - 1969
• Working Days: "The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath" - 1989
• Zapata: A Narrative in Dramatic Form on the Life of Emiliano Zapata - 1993

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Steinbeck's Journalism

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John Steinbeck also wrote many articles for magazines and newspapers. At this time, there is no single book source that covers Steinbeck's journalism. Listed below are some sources that provide an introduction to the subject.

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Sources and Further Reading

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• DeMott, Robert. John Steinbeck: A Checklist of Books By and About. Bradenton, Florida: Opuscula, 1987.
• Ditsky, John. John Steinbeck Life, Work, Criticism. Canada: York Press, 1985.
• French, Warren. John Steinbeck's Nonfiction Revisited. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1996.
• Hayashi, Tetsumaro. A New Steinbeck Bibliography, 1929-1971. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1973.
• Hayashi, Tetsumaro. A New Steinbeck Bibliography, 1971-1981. London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 1983.
• Simmonds, Roy. John Steinbeck: The War Years, 1939-1945. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University, 1966.
• Woodward, Robert H. The Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University: A Descriptive Catalogue. San Jose State University Foundation, 1985.

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