He didn't, at least not permanently.
He traveled to the Baja California Peninsula, specifically its capital city, La Paz in 1940. He heard a folk tale from the locals, which he took to write one of his masterpieces, The Pearl (1947).
While he was finishing his novel, he also co-wrote the script for the Mexican-American film La Perla (1947). He traveled to Mexico during the filming to contribute with the creative effort.
the setting is in la paz, mexico.
La Paz, Baja California qualifies as such.
John Steinbeck's birth name is Steinbeck, John Ernst.
John Steinbeck has 2 children
John Steinbeck IV died in 1991. He had one daughter. Thomas Steinbeck is a published author and resides in Santa Barbara, California.
John Steinbeck did NOT kill his son, which are Tom Steinbeck and Catbird Steinbeck.
His name was John Steinbeck
The Pearl by John Steinbeck took place at La Paz, Mexico.
Ernest Steinbeck, father Olive (Hamilton) Steinbeck, mother
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John Steinbeck's parents, John Ernst Steinbeck and Olive Hamilton, were from California.
He had two children: First was Thomas Steinbeck and next was John Steinbeck IV