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Author: John Steinbeck

📘 Steinbeck. A Life in Letters by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck’s collection of handwritten correspondence traces the American novelist’s evolving worldview and creative process over nearly six decades. Beginning with letters written in California during his formative years and concluding with a note penned in Sag Harbor, New York, in 1968, the book exposes Steinbeck’s reflections on marriage, women, children, and the state of the world. The epistolary format reveals the author’s candid opinions about those he admired and those he detested, providing unique insight into his personality and literary development.

First publish date: 1943

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: John Steinbeck

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