Order of John Steinbeck Books

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American author. Steinbeck was a controversial figure during his lifetime for his leftist politics. During his literary career, he wrote 16 novels, 6 non-fiction books and 5 short story collections. He is best known for his novels Of Mice and Men (technically a novella), The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. The first two of those novels, along with In Dubious Battle, were considered to be his “California series,” set during the Dust Bowl.

John Steinbeck became a published author in 1929 with the novel Cup of Gold. Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Below is a list of John Steinbeck’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Cannery Row Books

Cannery Row	(1945)
Sweet Thursday	(1954)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Cup of Gold	(1929)
The Pastures of Heaven	(1932)
The Red Pony	(1933)
To a God Unknown	(1933)
Tortilla Flat	(1935)
In Dubious Battle	(1936)
Nothing So Monstrous	(1936)
Of Mice and Men	(1937)
The Grapes of Wrath	(1939)
The Forgotten Village	(1941)
The Moon is Down	(1942)
The Wayward Bus	(1947)
The Pearl	(1948)
Burning Bright	(1950)
East of Eden	(1952)
The Short Reign of Pippin IV	(1957)
The Winter of Our Discontent	(1961)
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights	(1976)
Zapata	(1992)

Publication Order of Plays

Viva Zapata!

(1975)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Vilgilante

(2018)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Log from the Sea of Cortez	(1941)
Bombs Away	(1942)
A Russian Journal	(1948)
Once There Was A War	(1958)
Travels with Charley	(1962)
America and Americans	(1966)
In Touch	(1969)
Journal of a Novel	(1969)
The Harvest Gypsies	(1988)
Working Days	(1989)
Of Men and Their Making	(2002)

If You Like John Steinbeck Books, You’ll Love…

• Ernest Hemingway
• Charles Dickens
• Mark Twain

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