John Steinbeck (1902–1968)
Auteur de Des souris et des hommes
A propos de l'auteur
In recent years Steinbeck has been elevated to a more prominent status among American writers of his generation. 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 afficher plus most "American" of writers. Born in Salinas County, California on February 27, 1902, Steinbeck was of German-Irish parentage. 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. Returning to California, he devoted himself to writing, with little success; his first three books sold fewer than 3,000 copies. Tortilla Flat (1935), dealing with the paisanos, California Mexicans whose ancestors settled in the country 200 years ago, established his reputation. In Dubious Battle (1936), a labor novel of a strike and strike-breaking, won the gold medal of the Commonwealth Club of California. 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. It brought him fame. Out of a series of articles that he wrote about the transient labor camps in California came the inspiration for his greatest book, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the odyssey of the Joad family, dispossessed of their farm in the Dust Bowl and seeking a new home, only to be driven on from camp to camp. The fiction is punctuated at intervals by the author's voice explaining this new sociological problem of homelessness, unemployment, and displacement. As the American novel "of the season, probably the year, possibly the decade," it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940. It roused America and won a broad readership by the unusual simplicity and tenderness with which Steinbeck treated social questions. Even today, The Grapes of Wrath remains alive as a vivid account of believable human characters seen in symbolic and universal terms as well as in geographically and historically specific ones. Ma Joad is one of the most memorable characters in twentieth-century American fiction. It is her courage that sustains the family. Steinbeck's best and most ambitious novel after The Grapes of Wrath is East of Eden (1952), a saga of two American families in California from before the Civil War through World War I. Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), and Sweet Thursday (1955) are lighter works that find Steinbeck returning to the lighthearted tone of Tortilla Flat as he recounts picaresque adventures of modern-day picaros. The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) struck some reviewers as being appropriately titled because of its despairing treatment of humanity's fall from grace in a wasteland world where money is king. Steinbeck also wrote important nonfiction, including Russian Journal (1948) in collaboration with the photographer Robert Capa; Once There Was a War (1958) and America and Americans (1966), which features pictures by 55 leading photographers and a 70-page essay by Steinbeck. His interest in marine biology led to two books primarily about sea life, Sea of Cortez (1941) (with Edward F. Ricketts) and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951). Travels with Charley (1962) is an engaging account of his journey of rediscovery of America, which took him through approximately 40 states. Steinbeck was married three times and died in New York City on December 20, 1968 of heart disease and congestive heart failure. He was 66, and had been a life-long smoker. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) For the author's son (1946-1991), see John Steinbeck IV.
Crédit image: Courtesy of the NYPL Digital Gallery (image use requires permission from the New York Public Library
Séries
Œuvres de John Steinbeck
Cup of Gold : A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History (1929) — Auteur — 1,000 exemplaires
Cannery Row | East of Eden | Grapes of Wrath | The Moon is Down | Of Mice and Men (1976) — Auteur — 395 exemplaires
Grapes of Wrath, The Winter of our Discontent, and Short Novels (Tortilla Flat, Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, Moon is… (1961) — Auteur — 19 exemplaires
[unidentified works] 9 exemplaires
Delphi Complete Works of John Steinbeck (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Ten Book 12) (2019) 8 exemplaires
Amerikaanse verhalen 7 exemplaires
Los hechos del Rey Arturo y sus nobles caballeros según los manuscritos de Winchester de Thomas Malory y otras… (1985) 7 exemplaires
The Grapes of Wrath | Of Mice and Men 6 exemplaires
East of Eden (3 of 3) 6 exemplaires
Appunti sparsi e ribaldi su cani e libri 5 exemplaires
Letters to Elizabeth. A Selection of Letters from John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis. Edited by Florian J. Shasky and… (1978) 5 exemplaires
East of Eden; The Wayward Bus 5 exemplaires
The Long Valley | The Pearl 5 exemplaires
The Short-Short Story of Mankind [short fiction] 5 exemplaires
The Leader of the People 5 exemplaires
The Grapes of Wrath (Heinemann Guided Readers) 5 exemplaires
De Druiven Der Gramschap Tweede Deel Alsmede De Parel 4 exemplaires
The Great writers : their lives, works and inspiration. Vol.4. Part 44, John Steinbeck : the grapes of wrath 4 exemplaires
East of Eden (2 of 3) 4 exemplaires
Muizen en mensen ; De druiven der gramschap. Dl. 1 4 exemplaires
THIRTEEN (13) GREAT STORIES: The Long Valley; The Chrysanthemums; The White Quail; The Leader of the People; The Great… (1943) 4 exemplaires
Best-in-Books: Great American Short Novels - Lost Horizon / Red Pony / Third Man / Single Pebble / Light in the Piazza… (1966) 4 exemplaires
Three Slipcased Volumes: Novels 1932-1937, The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings 1936-1941, Novels 1942-1952 (The… (1996) 4 exemplaires
John Steinbeck's The red pony 3 exemplaires
El omnibus perdido La perla 3 exemplaires
East of Eden (1 of 3) 3 exemplaires
LES RAISINS DE LA COLERE 3 exemplaires
Travels with Charley [Motion picture] 3 exemplaires
Big Book of Favorite Horse Stories 2 exemplaires
Т. 4. Собрание сочинений в шести томах 2 exemplaires
World's Best Contemporary Short Stories 2 exemplaires
Sweet Thursday, John Steinbeck, 1954 First Edition 2 exemplaires
HLa Iluna e tramontata 2 exemplaires
HLa Iluna e' tramontata 2 exemplaires
13 Great Stories 2 exemplaires
Tutto il teatro 2 exemplaires
Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature 2 exemplaires
Moon is Down, The / Burning Bright 2 exemplaires
Of mice and men 2 exemplaires
MEKTUPLARDA BİR YAŞAM 2 exemplaires
The Pastures of Heaven 2 exemplaires
John Steinbeck THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE 1941 The Viking Press Photos from the Film (1941) 2 exemplaires
East of Eden & Grapes Of Wrath 2 exemplaires
Tortilla Flat / The Grapes of Wrath / The Pearl 2 exemplaires
Т. 3. Гроздья гнева. Консервный ряд. 2 exemplaires
The Grapes of Wrath 2 exemplaires
John Steinbeck papers 2 exemplaires
La rasarit de Eden vol2 2 exemplaires
The Pastures of Heaven | Cup of Gold | To a God Unknown 2 exemplaires
Т. 1. 2 exemplaires
The Pearl (abridged) 2 exemplaires
Т. 6. Собрание сочинений в шести томах 2 exemplaires
Т. 2. 2 exemplaires
La fuga 1 exemplaire
John Steinbeck's Molly Morgan 1 exemplaire
Altın Kupa 1 exemplaire
John Steinbeck Set, Collier Edition, 5 Volumes 1 exemplaire
Nine Stories 1 exemplaire
Meine Reise mit Charley auf der Suche nach Amerika 1 exemplaire
Pian della tortilla romanzo 1 exemplaire
Les raisins de la colère (The grapes of wrath) 1 exemplaire
The Pearl - Penguin Active Reading - Level 3 1 exemplaire
Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer 1 exemplaire
How Edith McGillcuddy met R.L.S.; 1 exemplaire
Boemios Errantes (Em Portuguese do Brasil) 1 exemplaire
The Raid 1 exemplaire
Straße der Ölsardinen 1 exemplaire
Le gesta di re Artù : e dei suoi nobili cavalieri 1 exemplaire
As Vinhas da Ira - volume 1 1 exemplaire
Früchte des Zorns von John Steinbeck (Lektürehilfe): Detaillierte Zusammenfassung, Personenanalyse und… (2019) 1 exemplaire
Le gesta di Re Artù 1 exemplaire
Die Straße der Ölsardinen Cannery Row 1 exemplaire
Собрание сочинений в шести томах. Том 4 1 exemplaire
Negotova bitka 1 exemplaire
A Leste do Ėden - Altaya 1 exemplaire
Т. 5. Собрание сочинений в шести томах 1 exemplaire
The Pearl Stage 6 1 exemplaire
OBRAS COMPLETAS, VOLUMEN PRIMERO 1 exemplaire
Obras II 1 exemplaire
Las Uvas de la Ira 1 exemplaire
ð̃ðơ̌ £̃ ̌ 1 exemplaire
Boêmios Errantes 1 exemplaire
John Steinbeck - la vita e le opere 1 exemplaire
5 best sellers 1 exemplaire
[La valle dell'Eden] 1. 1 exemplaire
O Inverno da nossa Desesperança 1 exemplaire
A Rua das Ilusões Perdidas 1 exemplaire
The pearl. Illustrated by Vera Jarman 1 exemplaire
As Vinhas da Ira - Abril Cultural 1 exemplaire
AY BATTI 1 exemplaire
Lal Gusse Ke Angoor 1 exemplaire
NJEREZ DHE MINJ 1 exemplaire
Obras Completas. Volumen Tercero 1 exemplaire
A Tale of Two Cities / The Moon is Down 1 exemplaire
Este del edén , Al 1 exemplaire
Eedenist©Þ it©Þ©Þn 1 exemplaire
Neizvjesna bitka 1 exemplaire
ZALUTALI AUTOBUS 1 exemplaire
The Grapes of Wrath / The Winter of Our Discontent 1 exemplaire
Cennet Çayırı 1 exemplaire
Moon Is Down 1ST Edition 1ST Issue 1 exemplaire
Den rd̜e pony 1 exemplaire
Best of Classic Fiction (The Pearl / A White Bird Flying / Cross Creek) by John Steinbeck, Bess Streeter Aldrich,… 1 exemplaire
Garden Tales - Classic Stories From Favorite Writers 1 exemplaire
Собрание сочинений в шести томах. Том 6 1 exemplaire
Собрание сочинений в шести томах. Том 5 1 exemplaire
KASIMPATLARI 1 exemplaire
Собрание сочинений в шести томах. Том 3 1 exemplaire
Собрание сочинений в шести томах. Том 2 1 exemplaire
Собрание сочинений в шести томах. Том 1 1 exemplaire
Reading & Training : John Steinbeck : Of mice and men [book + sound recording] (2011) — Writer — 1 exemplaire
Biblioteca de selecciones del Reader's Digest. Cuaderno prohibido. Madame Curie. El invierno de nuestra amargura. La… — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Vredens druer 1 exemplaire
Fiesta en Familia 1 exemplaire
IN DUBIOUS BATTLE,OF MICE AND MEN, CUP OF GOLD,THE GRAPES OF WRATH,TORTILLA FLAT, THE LONG VALLEY 6 Volume Set by… 1 exemplaire
Over the Hill 1 exemplaire
Na východ od raja 1 exemplaire
Antologia do Conto Moderno 1 exemplaire
Om mus og menn : et undervisningsopplegg 1 exemplaire
Tortilla Flat et 4 autres courts romans 1 exemplaire
Steinbeck Reads Steinbeck (Audio cd) (Adaptation of selected short stories from John Steinbeck's "The Long Valley") (1993) 1 exemplaire
John Steinbeck bio/works 1 exemplaire
Of Mice and Men (Easy Readers) (B) 1 exemplaire
Kaçış 1 exemplaire
The Winter of Our Discontent / Tortilla Flat 1 exemplaire
The Moon is Down | Cannery Row 1 exemplaire
John Steinbeck, Octopus/Heinmann — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
UOMINI E TOPI - LA BATTAGLIA (2 romanzi) 1978 1 exemplaire
Obras Completas. Las uvas de la ira, la perla, el ómnibus perdido, los arrabales de cannery, la llama viva. 1 exemplaire
Johnny Bear 1 exemplaire
Steinbeck - Premio Nobel 1962 1 exemplaire
A night on Ventotene 1 exemplaire
John Steinbeck - Collected Works 1 exemplaire
The Elf in Algiers 1 exemplaire
Story Novels 1 exemplaire
Collected Short Stories 1 exemplaire
Maanen er skjult 1 exemplaire
The Pearl (Intermediate)- Adventure 1 exemplaire
In Dubious Battle | The Long Valley | The Moon is Down | Of Mice and Men | Tortilla Flat 1 exemplaire
The Novels and Short Stories of John Steinbeck 1 exemplaire
Cannery Row | East of Eden | Grapes of Wrath | Of Mice and Men | The Pearl | Travels with Charley 1 exemplaire
Na plechárně ; Sladký čtvrtek 1 exemplaire
A Medal For Benny 1 exemplaire
Dust 1 exemplaire
The Turtle [from "The Grapes of Wrath"] 1 exemplaire
Charley and the Redwood Tree 1 exemplaire
Cannery Row | East of Eden | Grapes of Wrath | Of Mice and Men | The Pearl | Long Valley | Tortilla Flat 1 exemplaire
Your Only Weapon Is Your Work 1 exemplaire
The Affair at 7 Rue de M— 1 exemplaire
How Edith McGillcuddy Met R. L. S. 1 exemplaire
El caballero de las dos espadas 1 exemplaire
La copa de oro (Cup of gold) 1 exemplaire
Dubious Battle in California [article] 1 exemplaire
[La valle dell'Eden] 2. 1 exemplaire
Tortilla flat & Of mice and man 1 exemplaire
Novels 1942-195? 1 exemplaire
Novels & Stories 1 exemplaire
Tortilla Flat | Of Mice and Men | The Pearl 1 exemplaire
East Of Eden The Wayward Bus 1 exemplaire
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck, Etc. 1 exemplaire
KONUNG FÖR EN DAG 1 exemplaire
DE HIMMELSKA ÄNGDERNA 1 exemplaire
Breakfast 1 exemplaire
The Grapes of Wrath [abridged] 1 exemplaire
Easton Press Collector's Ed. The Pearl The Long Valley by John Steinbeck leather (1891) 1 exemplaire
O Potro Vermelho Livro 18 1 exemplaire
The Short Reign of Pipin IV A Fabrication 1 exemplaire
Hundadagastjorn Pippins IV 1 exemplaire
Vanderbilt Clinic 1 exemplaire
Die Perle Roman 1 exemplaire
[La valle dell'Eden] 3. 1 exemplaire
O myších a lidech ; Na plechárně 1 exemplaire
Verdoolde mensen 1 exemplaire
Piratenschiff voraus! 1 exemplaire
East of Eden Volumes 1, 2 &3 1 exemplaire
Le opere: I pascoli del cielo, Uomini e topi, Furore 1 exemplaire
"Steinbeck, John - Distinguished Authors Reading From Their Works: The Columbia Libraries Series," (Columbia… 1 exemplaire
steinbeck extras 1 exemplaire
Gabilan Amerikanische Novellen 1 exemplaire
Byla kdysi válka 1 exemplaire
Stories of John Steinbeck 1 exemplaire
The Long Valley short stories by John Steinbeck 1 exemplaire
The Acts of King Arthur and His Knights 1 exemplaire
Romans. Des Souris et des hommes. En un combat douteux. Les Raisins de la colère. Rue de la Sardine... Illustrations… 1 exemplaire
O milagre de S. Francisco: romance 1 exemplaire
O Milagre de San Francisco 1 exemplaire
Savaş Üzerine Mektuplar 1 exemplaire
Mektuplarda Bir Yaşam 1 exemplaire
Měsíc zapadá = The moon is down 1 exemplaire
Księżyc zaszedł, W niepewnym boju 1 exemplaire
Była raz wojna, Bomby poszły 1 exemplaire
Grona gniewu 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Steinbeck, John Ernest III
- Date de naissance
- 1902-02-27
- Date de décès
- 1968-12-20
- Lieu de sépulture
- Garden of Memories Memorial Park, Salinas, Monterey County, California USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Etats-Unis
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Etats-Unis
- Lieu de naissance
- Salinas, Californie, Etats-Unis
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, Etats-Unis
- Cause du décès
- heart disease and congestive heart failure
- Études
- Stanford University (did not graduate)
- Professions
- Ecrivain
- Relations
- Steinbeck, Thomas (son)
Steinbeck, John, IV (son) - Organisations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1939)
- Prix et distinctions
- Prix Nobel (Littérature|1962)
- Courte biographie
- John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception." He has been called "a giant of American letters," and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature.
During his writing career, he authored 33 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945), the multi-generation epic East of Eden (1952), and the novellas The Red Pony (1933) and Of Mice and Men (1937). The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. In the first 75 years after it was published, it sold 14 million copies.
Most of Steinbeck's work is set in central California, particularly in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges region. His works frequently explored the themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or everyman protagonists. - Notice de désambigüisation
- For the author's son (1946-1991), see John Steinbeck IV.
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Ce que Steinbeck a vu pendant ce reportage lui donnera l’idée et la matière pour écrire [Les Raisins de la colère], publié quelques années plus tard, en 1939 (et qu’il va maintenant falloir que je lise, enfin !). Ces paysans qui ont migré parce qu’ils ont tout perdu et qui, arrivés en Californie, perdent encore plus. Steinbeck décrit la mécanique de la perte de la dignité, de la déchéance inéluctable, à cause de la façon dont le secteur est organisé et dont les aides sociales (ou leur absence) sont dispensées. Steinbeck n’hésite pas à plaider pour un état mieux organisé, pour une meilleure prise en compte de la réalité, par de l’humanité et un peu plus de bon sens et de bonne volonté.
Ce qui est décrit fait parfois penser à ce qu’on lit sur le système latifundiste d’Amérique du Sud, et on n’en est effectivement pas loin, les mêmes mécanismes sont à l’œuvre. C’est intéressant de voir que les mêmes causes aboutissent aux mêmes conséquences, c’est le système qui est pourri, pas les hommes qui le subissent.
Un livre qui parle d’un autre temps, donc, mais qui montre la plume efficace de Steinbeck et son œil qui sait donner du sens à ce qu’il observe, et qui décrit des mécanismes économiques et sociaux qui ne diffèrent pas de ceux que l’on peut voir à l’œuvre aujourd’hui. Intéressant, et triste aussi quand on se dit que, si la forme a changé, le fond, lui est toujours là presque cent ans plus tard. Un livre à conseiller principalement aux inconditionnels de Steinbeck, les autres pourront commencer par ses ouvrages plus connus avant de devenir des inconditionnels à leur tour.… (plus d'informations)