What kind of awards did John Steinbeck win for his works?

Answer 1

He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.

Answer 2

John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception. He also won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940 for his novel "The Grapes of Wrath," which depicts the struggles of a family during the Great Depression.