Steinbeck wrote about the people who left; I write about the people who stayed, and I believe that the current economic crash makes this giant of a writer one of the most relevant classics for our time.
"perhaps not up there with Hemingway and Faulkner"
Leonard is right, as far as I know, to think that critics don't seem to put Steinbeck on an equal level with Faulkner and Hemingway. It's a shame, because I think he towers above them both.
Steinbeck wrote about the people who left; I write about the people who stayed, and I believe that the current economic crash makes this giant of a writer one of the most relevant classics for our time.
ReplyDeleteSadly, Steinbeck's world has come back again.
"perhaps not up there with Hemingway and Faulkner"
ReplyDeleteLeonard is right, as far as I know, to think that critics don't seem to put Steinbeck on an equal level with Faulkner and Hemingway. It's a shame, because I think he towers above them both.