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    In Depth Biography: John Steinbeck, American Writer

    John Steinbeck was born in the farming town of Salinas, California on February 27, His father, John Ernst Steinbeck, was not a terribly successful man; at one time or another he was the manager of a Sperry flour plant, the owner of a feed and grain store, and the treasurer of Monterey County. His mother, the strong-willed Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, was a former teacher. As a child growing up in the fertile Salinas Valley —called the "Salad Bowl of the Nation" — Steinbeck formed a deep appreciation of his environment, not only the rich fields and hills surrounding Salinas, but also the nearby Pacific coast where his family spent summer weekends. "I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers," he wrote in the opening chapter of East of Eden. "I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer-and what trees and seasons smelled like."

    The observant, shy but

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    My story

    I’ve loved reading and writing since I was a child. Growing up in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, the English-section of my small-town library was tiny and the English children’s section was miniscule. Needless to say, I read literally ALL the books. I then got a special dispensation from the librarians to take books out from the grownup section. Am I bragging about this? Yes. At any rate, the gateway to the adult section allowed me to power through every single Agatha Christie novel and attempt some confusing forays into Jackie Collins.

    I studied English literature at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where I worked as a bouncer and cocktail waitress at the student pub, The Swinging Axe Lounge. I did my Masters in English lit and started my PhD at the University of Western Ontario in London Ontario. London is located on the Thames River and I lived on both Regent Street and PallMall Street.

    I had a great time in London [Ontario] where I worked as a bartender a

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