John Steinbeck's Portrayal of Alcoholics By V. Kayt Whitten, Lila L. Anastas has said of John Steinbeck: "Steinbeck the person wanted ... to experience everything and then write about it. He was the versatile author of over thirty full-length books and short story collections, as well as plays, filmscripts, numerous articles, and volumes of letters. He received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1962. In my view, he is one of the top ten American novelists, not …showed first 75 words of 1253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1253 total…knowledge to portray the lifestyle and thinking of the alcoholic certainly lends validity to the rumor. Bibliography Works Cited Allison, Stephen. "John Steinbeck: A Biography." The Antioch Review, (1996): March, pp. 245(1 Anastas, Lila L. "You Can Go Home Again." World and I, (1999): January, pp. 150(7). Steinbeck, John. Cannery row. (New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1945). Steinbeck, John. The Grapes Of Wrath. (New York, NY:: Penguin, 1992). Steinbeck, John. The winter of our discontent.(New York, NY: Viking Press, 1961).