John Steinbeck used the dust and the pitiless skies as the backcloth to his novel.约翰·斯坦贝克把尘土和烈日炙烤的天空用作小说的背景。Hemingway and Steinbeck were masters of fiction.海明威和斯坦贝克是小说大师。At its best, Steinbeck's writing has the pith of vernacular speech.最佳之处在于，斯坦贝克的作品掌握了白话文的精髓。