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 Cannery Row, the first novel in the Cannery Row series. The second-highest rated book is East of Eden, a Standalone novel.

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

Follows the lives of people in a Monterey cannery district.

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		9 Cannery Row	1945	Loading... Go
2		9 Sweet Thursday	1954	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, and East of Eden.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7 Cup of Gold	1929	Loading... Go
2	9 The Pastures of Heaven	1932	Loading... Go
3	4 To a God Unknown	1933	Loading... Go
4	6.8 The Red Pony	1933	Loading... Go
5	8.6 Tortilla Flat	1935	Loading... Go
6	7 In Dubious Battle	1936	Loading... Go
7	8 Nothing So Monstrous	1936	Loading... Go
8	7.7 Of Mice and Men	1937	Loading... Go
9	8.2 The Grapes of Wrath	1939	Loading... Go
10	7.3 The Forgotten Village	1941	Loading... Go
11	10 The Wayward Bus	1947	Loading... Go
12	7.5 The Pearl	1947	Loading... Go
13	9 Burning Bright	1950	Loading... Go
14	8.7 East of Eden	1952	Loading... Go
15	7.3 The Short Reign of Pippin IV	1957	Loading... Go
16	9.3 The Winter of Our Discontent	1961	Loading... Go
17	9 The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights	1976	Loading... Go
18	7.7 The Gift	1992	Loading... Go

List of Plays in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		9 The Moon is Down	1942	Loading... Go
2		7.3 Zapata	1975	Loading... Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are The Chrysanthemums, Murder, and Flight.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 Flight	1938	Loading... Go
2	7.3 The Vigilante	1938	Loading... Go
3	9.7 Murder	2005	Loading... Go
4	7.7 The Chrysanthemums	2007	Loading... Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories, Steinbeck: A Life in Letters, and The Long Valley.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 The Long Valley	1938	Loading... Go
2	8 The Short Novels of John Steinbeck	1953	Loading... Go
3	8 The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories	1979	Loading... Go
4	8.3 Steinbeck: A Life in Letters	1989	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Travels with Charley, On Writing, and Steinbeck in Vietnam.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	9 The Harvest Gypsies	1936	Loading... Go
2	6 Bombs Away	1942	Loading... Go
3	8 A Russian Journal	1948	Loading... Go
4	7 Sea of Cortez	1951	Loading... Go
5	6.5 The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez'	1951	Loading... Go
6	10 Once There Was a War	1958	Loading... Go
7	7.6 Travels with Charley	1962	Loading... Go
8	8 America and Americans	1966	Loading... Go
9	7.3 In Touch	1969	Loading... Go
10	6.7 Journal of a Novel	1969	Loading... Go
11	9 On Writing	1988	Loading... Go
12	7.3 Working Days	1989	Loading... Go
13	6.7 Of Men and Their Making	2002	Loading... Go
14	7 Steinbeck in Vietnam	2012	Loading... Go

List of John Steinbeck Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	6 Twenty Grand: Great American Short Stories	1941	Loading... Go
2	Great Short Masterpieces of Mystery	1950	Loading... Go
3	4 50 Great Short Stories	1952	Loading... Go
4	Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century	1954	Loading... Go
5	This Was Your War	1960	Loading... Go
6	Editors on Editing	1962	Loading... Go
7	6 50 Great American Short Stories	1963	Loading... Go
8	21 Great Stories	1969	Loading... Go
9	Unknown California	1985	Loading... Go
10	The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur	1989	Loading... Go
11	The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces	1992	Loading... Go
12	Win, Lose or Die	1996	Loading... Go
13	The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century	2000	Loading... Go
14	8 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology	2000	Loading... Go
15	10 The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage	2003	Loading... Go
16	The Little Big Book of California	2005	Loading... Go
17	Not To Be Read Until I Am Dead: And Other Stuff	2014	Loading... Go
18	Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell	2018	Loading... Go
19	Writers: Their Lives and Works	2018	Loading... Go
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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 known for writing in the Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction genres.

John Steinbeck had written 18 standalone novels, starting with Cup of Gold in 1929. The most recently released novel was The Gift, which was released in 1992.

John Steinbeck also wrote 14 Non-Fiction 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

East of Eden was the Oprah's Book Club June 2003 Pick.
The Grapes of Wrath has made several lists including:
1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1939.
2. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
3. Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
4. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
5. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
6. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
7. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
8. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
9. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2015.
10. National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
11. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
12. The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
13. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
14. The Guardian: 50 Books That Defined Their Era Selection in 2011.
15. The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.
16. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
17. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
18. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1939 and 1940.
19. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
20. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
21. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
22. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
23. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
24. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
25. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
26. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
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 has made several lists including:
1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1952 and 1953.
2. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
3. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
4. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
5. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1952.
6. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
Of Mice and Men has made several lists including:
1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
3. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
4. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1937.
5. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
6. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
7. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
8. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
9. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
Cannery Row was an NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009 and a BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
Travels with Charley was a Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
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.

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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.

What is the most popular book by John Steinbeck?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular John Steinbeck book is Of Mice and Men. Here are his most popular books:

Of Mice and Men (7.65)
The Grapes of Wrath (8.24)
East of Eden (8.69)
Cannery Row (9)
The Pearl (7.47)

What genres does John Steinbeck Write?

John Steinbeck primarily writes in the Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Non-Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Social Commentary, Regional Historical Fiction, and American Historical Fiction.

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 Collections, 14 Non-Fiction Books.

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