John Steinbeck
American novelist and Nobel laureate
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February 27
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πBiography
John Steinbeck was an American author who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is famous for his works depicting the lives of working-class people during the Great Depression.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦1962 Nobel Prize in Literature
- β¦1940 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
π¬Famous Quotes
"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
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