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John Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. According to many critics, this was a controversial choice, as they believed Steinbeck’s volume of work had not yet left a huge impression on literature. In his acceptance speech, Steinbeck set out his vision of what literary writing ought to achieve.
Writer, actor, and broadcaster Louis “Studs” Terkel played George in a stage version of
The Great Depression in the American West
This article provides an overview of the Great Depression and its effects in the Western United States, which is essential historical context for Steinbeck’s
This ten-minute podcast interviews two people who lived through the Great Depression and recount their memories of the widespread economic hardships.
John Steinbeck: Biography in Depth
Steinbeck expert Susan Shillinglaw provides a detailed outline of Steinbeck’s life and development as a writer, placing
The title of Steinbeck’s novella is taken from Robert Burns’s poem “To A Mouse.” Here, the full text of the poem is accompanied by explanatory notes and an audio recording of the poem, read by actor Brian Cox.
