139. Steinbeck, John. Autograph letter signed (“John Steinbeck”), 1 page (8.5 x 11 in.; 216 x 279 mm.), on “John Steinbeck, 147 Eleventh Street, Pacific Grove, California” letterhead, 18 May 1949, written to “Dear Mr. Gibson”. Usual folds; chipping and mounting remnants on lower edge; minor paper loss and staple holes at upper left corner.

Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate John Steinbeck.

Steinbeck writes in full:
Dear Mr. Gibson: Thank you for your kind letter. I am sorry that I do not have any photographs. But it was kind of you to write. Sincerely, John Steinbeck

Born in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck is noted for his realistic portrayal of the depressed economic classes in the U.S., particularly itinerant farm laborers in California. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for his major novel about the dispossessed Joad family, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. His other well-known works include Tortilla Flat (1935), Of Mice and Men (1937), The Red Pony (1937), Cannery Row (1945), The Pearl (1948) - a short parable, East of Eden (1952), The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) and Travels With Charley in Search of America (1962) - an account of his tour of 40 states, accompanied by his poodle. Steinbeck was the seventh American-born author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1962). $600 - $800

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