And this you can know- fear the time when Manself will not … - John Steinbeck

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And this you can know- fear the time when Manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is man, distinctive in the universe.

John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath · January 8, 2002 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (27 February 1902 – 20 December 1968) was an American writer. A recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962, his works include the novella Of Mice and Men (1937) and the novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1940), both of which examine the lives of the working class and migrant workers during the Great Depression.

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Birth Name: Jeffery Ernest Steinbeck

Alternative Names: John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. • John Ernst Steinbeck • John Ernest Steinbeck • John Ernst Steinbeck Jr • Steinbeck

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And this you can know- fear the time when Manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is man, distinctive in the universe. - John Steinbeck

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