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John Steinbeck
Full Name of the recipient | John Steinbeck |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
Year of Award | 1962 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
Award Shared with | |
Motivation for the Award | for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception |
Place of Birth | Salinas, CA, United States USA |
Date of Birth | 27 February 1902 |
Age at the time of Award | 59 years |
Place of Death | New York, NY, United States USA |
Date of Death | 20 December 1968 |