A complicated man whose personal life often took a backseat to his writinghe fought his way through three marriages, was a distant father, and battled with alcoholismSteinbeck wrote because he was compelled to. Yet he always doubted his abilities, and lived in fear of never writing a decent book.
Milton Meltzers biography includes numerous excerpts of this iconic authors writing, and is the latest addition to the Up Close series.
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