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Article: Works of John Steinbeck: Steinbeck's Popular Reputation
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Steinbeck, John
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Steinbeck's Popular Reputation
The fact that the works of John Steinbeck have sold enormously and
continuously has harmed rather than helped his critical reputation.
Steinbeck's own avoidance of publicity and his refusal to play any sort of
literary "role" has contributed to the notion that he is merely a popular
writer and therefore unworthy of "serious" attention. John Steinbeck, however,
who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962 (long after many critics had decided
that his productive career was finished), has never written for critical
applause. Involving himself completely in the problems of his nation and his
people, Steinbeck has always insisted ...