num_pages: 331
description: Yielding much insight into the evolution of the writer's art, Kiernan chronicles Steinbeck's upbringing in the interior valleys of California, his years of poverty and failure as a writer, and the perseverance which eventually led to success
language: English
title: The Intricate Music: A Biography of John Steinbeck
titlecomplete: The Intricate Music: A Biography of John Steinbeck
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Little Brown & Co