Further Reading on John Steinbeck

Biographical References

Benson, Jackson J. Looking for Steinbeck's Ghost. Norman: U of Oklahoma P, 1988. Rpt. in Reno: U of Nevada P, 2002.

---. The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer: A Biography. New York: Viking, 1984. Republished as John Steinbeck, Writer. New York: Penguin, 1990.

DeMott, Robert J. John Steinbeck: A Checklist of Books By and About. Bradenton, Florida: Opuscula, 1987.

Ditsky, John. John Steinbeck Life, Work and Criticism. Fredericton, Canada: York Press, 1985.

French, Warren. John Steinbeck's Fiction Revisited. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1994.

---. John Steinbeck's Nonfiction Revisited. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1996.

Owens, Louis. John Steinbeck's Re-Vision of America. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.

Parini, Jay. John Steinbeck: A Biography. New York: Henry Holt, 1995.

Simmonds, Roy. John Steinbeck: The War Years, 1939-1945. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1996.

Steinbeck, Elaine and Robert Wallsten. Steinbeck: A Life in Letters. London: Pan Books, 1979.

Timmerman, John H. The Dramatic Landscape of Steinbeck's Short Stories. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990.

Kiernan, Thomas. The Intricate Music: A Biography of John Steinbeck. Boston: Litltle, Brown, & Co., 1979.

St. Pierre, Brian. John Steinbeck: The California Years. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1983.

Valjean, Nelson. John Steinbeck: The Errant Knight. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1975.