His first novel was a failure, a story based on the life of the pirate Henry Morgan.
His first novel was a failure, a story based on the life of the pirate Henry Morgan. His second book, The Pastures of Heaven, was no more successful, but it was his first novel set in Monterey, California, where he would later set stories like Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row. For ten points, name this masterful American author, the genius behind such works as The Pearl, East of Eden, and The Grapes of Wrath.
His first novel was a failure, a story based on the life of the pirate Henry Morgan.
John {Steinbeck}