| Full Name |
John Steinbeck |
| Date of Birth |
27 February 1902 |
| Place of Birth |
Salinas, California, United States |
| Date of Death |
20 December 1968 |
| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, United States |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Stanford University |
| Profession |
Novelist, Short story writer |
| Years of Activity |
1929-1968 |
| Brief Information |
John Steinbeck was an American novelist. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. His works often depicted the lives of working-class people and the social injustices of the Great Depression era. |