美国文学课件johnsteinbeck.ppt

John Steinbeck(1902-1968) Born in 1902 in Salinas, California Self-supporting: worked with migrant workers on big ranches Attended Stanford without graduating From 1929, began to write novels WWII, war correspondent 1962, died of heart attack The Fields of Salinas, California Steinbeck’s writing Novelist, short story writer and journalist He is concerned about everyday ordinary people simple men and women fighting migrant workers Not popular with the businessmen and landowners Novels of Steinbeck Cup of Gold 《金杯》,1929 Tortilla Flat 《煎饼坪》,1935 Dubious Battle 《胜负未决》