John Steinbeck: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Biographies and critical studies include Jackson J. Benson, The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer (1984, reissued 1990); Jay Parini, John Steinbeck (1994); Roy Simmonds, John Steinbeck: The War Years, 1939–1945 (1996); Warren French, John Steinbeck, 2nd ed., rev. (1975, reissued 1984); Paul McCarthy, John Steinbeck (1980); R.S. Hughes, John Steinbeck: A Study of the Short Fiction (1989); John H. Timmerman, The Dramatic Landscape of Steinbeck’s Short Stories (1990); and Donald R. Noble (ed.), The Steinbeck Question: New Essays in Criticism (1993).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Updated to note premiere of Netflix adaptation of East of Eden. | Oct 02, 2026 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: San Jose State University - Center for Steinbeck Studies - John Steinbeck, American Writer. | Sep 30, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Books and Authors - John Steinbeck. | Sep 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the National Steinbeck Center. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - John Steinbeck + The Grapes of Wrath. | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of America - New life of John Steinbeck reveals a writer ?fueled by anger? | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Independent - John Steinbeck: A flawed genius. | Sep 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the National Steinbeck Center. | Aug 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Literary Devices - John Steinbeck. | May 29, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - John Steinbeck. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford University - The Steinbeck Institute - About John Steinbeck. | May 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Jose State University - Center for Steinbeck Studies - John Steinbeck, American Writer. | Apr 10, 2022 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Dec 15, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: My Hero - Biography of John Steinbeck. | Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of John Steinbeck. | Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 22, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Steinbeck Center - Biography of John Steinbeck. | Jul 22, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of John Steinbeck. | Feb 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Waterfall. | Jan 19, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Waterfall. | Jan 18, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of John Steinbeck. | Dec 15, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Life of John Steinbeck: A Biography. | Dec 15, 2011 | ||
| Added the book Travels with Charley: In Search of America (1962). |
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May 10, 2010 | |
| Added new Web site: John Steinbeck's Pacific Grove. | May 25, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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