John Steinbeck

Banned Books Awareness: “East of Eden”

February 23, 2014 R. Wolf Baldassarro 3

John Steinbeck is synonymous with American literature. He’s considered one of- if not the– greatest author of the 20th century. His novels are considered classics and taught from grade school through university graduate courses here and around the world. Nevertheless, his three most notable works- The Grapes of Wrath (1939), […]

Banned Books Awareness: “The Grapes of Wrath”

August 12, 2012 R. Wolf Baldassarro 8

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, was first published in 1939 and would achieve both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize that same year. When Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 the novel was referenced frequently. Set during the Great Depression, the story centers […]