In 1968, Jackson J. Benson, then a naive young literature professor, set out to write a critical appraisal of John Steinbeck, a writer who Benson felt was greatly undervalued by the scholarly establishment. To Benson's amazement, he shortly found his project turning into an authorized biography. Looking for Steinbeck's Ghost is Benson's account of his experiences over the fifteen years he devoted to writing that biography. The author describes his work on a Stenbeck autobiography, facts about Steinbeck's life, and the reasons behind the political bias against Steinbeck
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