The John Steinbeck you don’t know — and the book you’ve never heard of
almost 3 years in The Mercury
There's the John Steinbeck most Californians know, the bard of the Salinas Valley and Cannery Row, the chronicler of the common man's plight, the acclaimed author of such towering works as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "East of Eden." And then there's the Steinbeck you may not know -- the one who is revered by Norwegians, was influenced by the tales of King Arthur and whose greatest novel was written in Los Gatos.
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