Further Reading
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Steinbeck in 1948, reading back issues of Salinas Index/Salinas Californian, doing research for East of Eden. |
(For other bibliographical resources in the study of Steinbeck's life and works, search the Secondary Bibliography )
- 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.