Of Mice and Men (1937), a long short story that turns upon a melodramatic incident in the tragic friendship of two farm hands, written almost entirely in dialogue, was an experiment and was dramatized in the year of its publication, winning the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. In Dubious Battle (1936), a labor novel of a strike and strike-breaking, won the gold medal of the Commonwealth Club of California. Tortilla … More Flat (1935), dealing with the paisanos, California Mexicans whose ancestors settled in the country 200 years ago, established his reputation. Returning to California, he devoted himself to writing, with little success his first three books sold fewer than 3,000 copies. After four years as a special student at Stanford University, he went to New York, where he worked as a reporter and as a hod carrier. Born in Salinas County, California on February 27, 1902, Steinbeck was of German-Irish parentage. If not quite at the world-class artistic level of a Hemingway or a Faulkner, he is nonetheless read very widely throughout the world by readers of all ages who consider him one of the most "American" of writers. Until Danny, tiring of his new reponsibilities, suddenly disappears.In recent years Steinbeck has been elevated to a more prominent status among American writers of his generation. Their love of freedom and scorn for material things draw them into daring and often hilarious adventures. He values friendship abovemoney and possessions, so that when he suddently inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. Steinbeck's first major critical and commercial success, TORTILLA FLAT is also his funniest novel. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects Hong Kong Golden Dragon Books 2022-2023.
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