John Steinbeck and His Contemporaries

Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and Willa Cather are the main contemporaries that literary scholars discuss in relation to American writer Steinbeck (1902-68). They also consider the influence of earlier writers on his work, his treatment of ethnicity and ethics, and the arts and the world. The 32 essays are from a March 2006 conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)