John Steinbeck is known for his evocative stories about rural workers and especially for his epic saga set during the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath (1939). A Nobel Prize winner for literature (1962), Steinbeck's works include Of Mice and Men (1937), Cannery Row (1945) and East of Eden (1954). Steinbeck collaborated with George S. Kaufman in adapting Of Mice and Men for the Broadway stage.