The Murder" was selected as an O. Henry Prize story in 1934.
Tortilla Flat, a droll tale of Monterey's Mexican quarter, established
Steinbeck as a popular and critical success in 1935. (Unfortunately, his parents died just before he achieved this first real success.) The novel's sales provided enough money for Steinbeck to pay his debts, travel to
Mexico, and continue writing seriously. His next novel. In Dubious
Battle, established him as a serious literary artist and began the period of his greatest success, both critical and popular. This harshly realistic strike novel followed directions Steinbeck had established in earlier stories such as "The Raid" and was influenced by the realistic impulse of American literature in the 193O's. Succeeding
Tortilla Flat, a droll tale of Monterey's Mexican quarter, established
Steinbeck as a popular and critical success in 1935. (Unfortunately, his parents died just before he achieved this first real success.) The novel's sales provided enough money for Steinbeck to pay his debts, travel to
Mexico, and continue writing seriously. His next novel. In Dubious
Battle, established him as a serious literary artist and began the period of his greatest success, both critical and popular. This harshly realistic strike novel followed directions Steinbeck had established in earlier stories such as "The Raid" and was influenced by the realistic impulse of American literature in the 193O's. Succeeding