The Moon Is Down (0)

The moon is down
Author : John Steinbeck.(February 27, 1902 —December 20, 1968)
John Steinbeck III was one of the best -known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize- winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. In all, he wrote twenty- five books, including sixteen novels, six non- fiction books and several collections of short stories . In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature .
In his subsequent novels, Steinbeck found a more authentic voice by drawing upon direct memories of his life in California . Later he used real historical conditions and events in the first half of 20th century America, which he had experienced first- hand as a reporter . Steinbeck often populated his stories with struggling characters; his works examined the lives of the working class and migrant workers during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. His later body of work reflected his wide range of interests, including marine biology, politics , religion, history, and mythology . One of his last published works was