1902-68, American writer
He was born in Salinas, Calif. His works are marked by a compassionate understanding of the world's disinherited.
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In 1962 he won the Nobel Prize in literature. He also got on the Modern Library's 100 Best Books: Fiction for The Grapes of Wrath
He also got on the list of Top 100 Works of Journalism In the United States In the 20th Century for an article he wrote for the San Francisco Examiner.
He is among Foreign authors banned by Ireland in 1922 and The Most Frequently Banned Books in the 1990s
Source:
McMichael, George (Ed.), "Anthology of American Literature", Macmillan Publishing, NY, 1974
Last Updated 04.15.04