John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck was born in Salinas Valley, California, USA on February 27th, 1902 and passed away at the age of 66 on December 20th, 1968.

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John Steinbeck Stats: The highest rated book by John Steinbeck on Book Notification is The Winter of Our Discontent, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row #2).

The most read book by John Steinbeck on Book Notification is Of Mice and Men, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is East of Eden, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of John Steinbeck books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Cannery Row Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.1
Cannery Row
1945
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2
9.3
Sweet Thursday
1954
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Cup of Gold
1929
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2
9
The Pastures of Heaven
1932
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3
4
To a God Unknown
1933
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4
7
The Red Pony
1933
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5
8.7
Tortilla Flat
1935
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6
7
In Dubious Battle
1936
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7
Nothing So Monstrous
1936
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8
7.7
Of Mice and Men
1937
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9
8.2
The Grapes of Wrath
1939
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10
The Forgotten Village
1941
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11
10
The Wayward Bus
1947
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12
7.2
The Pearl
1947
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13
9
Burning Bright
1950
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14
8.7
East of Eden
1952
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15
The Short Reign of Pippin IV
1957
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16
9.3
The Winter of Our Discontent
1961
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17
9
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
1976
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18
The Gift
1992
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Moon is Down
1942
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2
Zapata
1975
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Flight
1938
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2
The Vigilante
1938
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3
Murder
2005
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4
The Chrysanthemums
2007
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Long Valley
1938
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2
8
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck
1953
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3
The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories
1979
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4
Steinbeck: A Life in Letters
1989
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Harvest Gypsies
1936
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2
6
Bombs Away
1942
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3
8
A Russian Journal
1948
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4
Sea of Cortez
1951
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5
6.5
The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez'
1951
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6
10
Once There Was a War
1958
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7
8
Travels with Charley
1962
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8
8
America and Americans
1966
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9
In Touch
1969
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10
Journal of a Novel
1969
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11
On Writing
1988
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12
Working Days
1989
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13
Of Men and Their Making
2002
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14
Steinbeck in Vietnam
2012
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List of John Steinbeck Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Great Short Masterpieces of Mystery
1950
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2
4
50 Great Short Stories
1952
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3
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
1954
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4
This Was Your War
1960
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5
Editors on Editing
1962
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6
6
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
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7
21 Great Stories
1969
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8
Unknown California
1985
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9
The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur
1989
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10
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
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11
Win, Lose or Die
1996
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12
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
2000
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13
8
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
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14
10
The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage
2003
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15
The Little Big Book of California
2005
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16
Not To Be Read Until I Am Dead: And Other Stuff
2014
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17
Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell
2018
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18
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.) was born on February 27th, 1902. John passed away December 20th, 1968 at 66 years old. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas Valley, California, USA.

John Steinbeck is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 18 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1929 with the novel Cup of Gold. The most recently released novel was The Gift which was released in 1992.

John Steinbeck also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 14 books including The Harvest Gypsies and Bombs Away.

John Steinbeck was inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame for his Platinum Bestseller Of Mice and Men.

John Steinbeck: Awards & Accolades

Steinbeck's book, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Novel, in 1977.

John Steinbeck: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Grapes of Wrath was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1939 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1939 and 1940.
  • The Moon is Down was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1942 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1942.
  • East of Eden was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1952 and 1953 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1952.
  • Of Mice and Men was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1937.
  • The Wayward Bus was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1947.
  • Sweet Thursday was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1954.
  • The Winter of Our Discontent was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1961.

The Grapes of Wrath was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 1939.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow John Steinbeck are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. Harper Lee, author of the To Kill a Mockingbird Series.
  4. George Orwell, author of the novel: 1984.
  5. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.

John Steinbeck: F.A.Q

When was John Steinbeck Born?

John Steinbeck was born on February 27th, 1902.

When did John Steinbeck die?

John Steinbeck died on December 20th, 1968 at 66 years old.

Where was John Steinbeck Born?

John Steinbeck was born in Salinas Valley, California, USA.

What was the first book John Steinbeck wrote?

The first book written by John Steinbeck was Cup of Gold, published in 1929.

What was the most recent book John Steinbeck wrote?

His most recently released work was Steinbeck in Vietnam on March 19th, 2012.

How many books has John Steinbeck written?

John Steinbeck has written 44 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Cannery Row Series, 18 Standalone Novels, 2 books in the Plays, 4 Short Stories/Novellas, 4 books in the Collections, 14 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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