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John Steinbeck (1902–1968) was an American novelist best known for The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. His debut novel, Cup of Gold (1929), is a romanticized historical fiction based loosely on the life of pirate Henry Morgan, featuring lush, lyrical prose that foreshadows the social concerns and deep character empathy of his later work. Set in the 17th century, the novel recounts Morgan’s assault on Panama and his quest for “La Santa Roja,” blending adventure with thematic explorations of disorder and longing. Throughout his career, Steinbeck combined imaginative realism with keen social perception, earning a Pulitzer Prize and, in 1962, the Nobel Prize in Literature.
