The John Steinbeck Page

( 1902-1968 )

Major Works
Eight of Steinbeck's pre-1941 works are included in two volumes of the Library of America, 1994 and 1996. Texts were selected by Robert DeMott.
The Cup of Gold ( 1929 ). Fictionalized account of Morgan the Pirate.
The Pastures of Heaven ( 1932 ).
To a God Unknown ( 1933 ).
Tortilla Flat ( 1935 ).
In Dubious Battle ( 1936 ).
Saint Katy the Virgin ( 1936 ).
Of Mice and Men ( 1937 ).
The Long Valley ( 1938 ). Short stories, including The Red Pony.
The Grapes of Wrath ( 1939 ). About migrant workers on the way to California from the Oklahoma dust bowl.
The Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journey of Travel and Research ( 1941 ).
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team ( 1942 ). With John Swope, photographer.
The Moon is Down ( 1942 ). Set in wartime Norway.
Cannery Row ( 1945 ).
The Portable Steinbeck. Selected by Pascal Covici. Introduction by Lewis Gannett. Viking (1946).
The Wayward Bus ( 1947 ).
Burning Bright ( 1947 ).
The Pearl ( 1947 ).
Russian Journal ( 1948 ). With Robert Capa, photographer
Log from the Sea of Cortez ( 1951 ).
East of Eden ( 1952 ).
Sweet Thursday ( 1954 ).
The Short Reign of Pippin IV ( 1957 ).
Once There Was a War ( 1958 ).
The Winter of Our Discontent ( 1961 ).
Travels with Charlie in Search of America ( 1962 ).
America and Americans ( 1966 ).
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters ( 1969 ).
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights ( 1976 ).

About Steinbeck
Joseph Fontenrose, John Steinbeck: An Introduction and Interpretation. Barnes and Noble, 1963.
Warren French, John Steinbeck. Twayne, 1961.
Peter Lisca, The Wide World of John Steinbeck. Rutgers, 1958.
Jay Parini, John Steinbeck: A Biography. Holt, 1996
The National Steinbeck Center from Salinas, California.
Center for Steinbeck Studies from San Jose State University.
The California Novels Descriptions of nearly a dozen novels, Steinbeck's most important. Characters, chapter summaries.

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