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The Red Pony is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933 . The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933  1936 , and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede . The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin . The book has four different stories about Jody and his life on his father ' s ___MASK96___ ranch . Other main characters include Carl Tiflin - Jody ' s father ; Billy Buck - an expert in horses and a working hand on the ranch ; Mrs . Tiflin - Jody ' s mother ; Jody ' s grandfather - Mrs . Tiflin ' s father , who has a history of crossing the Oregon Trail , and enjoys telling stories about his experiences ; and Gitano - an old man who wishes to die at the Tiflin ranch . Along with these stories , there is a short story ( taken from one of Steinbeck ' s earlier works , " The Pastures of Heaven ") at the end of the book titled " Junius Maltby ." However , this last story is omitted in the edition published by Penguin Books . The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper , magazine and online journalism , literature , and musical composition in the United States . It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American ( Hungarian - born ) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher , and is administered by Columbia University in ___MASK95___ . Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty - one categories . In twenty of the categories , each winner receives a certificate and a US $ 15 , 000 cash award ( raised from $ 10 , 000 starting in 2017 ). The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal . Of Mice and Men is a play adapted from John Steinbeck ' s 1937 novel of the same name . The play , which predates the Tony Awards and the Drama Desk Awards , earned the 1938 ___MASK33___ Drama Critics ' Circle Best Play . Its revivals failed to earn Tony or Drama Desk recognition . Of Mice and Men is a novella written by author John Steinbeck . Published in 1937 , it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small , two displaced migrant ranch workers , who move from place to place in ___MASK96___ in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States . The City of ___MASK33___ , often called ___MASK95___ or simply ___MASK33___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , ___MASK95___ is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of ___MASK33___ , the city is the center of the ___MASK33___ metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK95___ exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK33___ minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , ___MASK33___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world . Tortilla Flat ( 1935 ) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey , ___MASK96___ . The novel was the author ' s first clear critical and commercial success . John Ernst Steinbeck , Jr . ( February 27 , 1902  December 20 , 1968 ) was an American author of 27 books , including 16 novels , six non - fiction books , and five collections of short stories . He is widely known for the comic novels " Tortilla Flat " ( 1935 ) and " Cannery Row " ( 1945 ), the multi - generation epic " East of Eden " ( 1952 ), and the novellas " Of Mice and Men " ( 1937 ) and " The Red Pony " ( 1937 ). The Pulitzer Prize - winning " The Grapes of Wrath " ( 1939 ) is considered Steinbeck ' s masterpiece and part of the American literary canon . In the first 75 years after it was published , it sold 14 million copies . Cannery Row is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey , ___MASK96___ . It is the site of a number of now - defunct sardine canning factories . The last cannery closed in 1973 . The street name , formerly a nickname for " Ocean View Avenue ", became official in January 1958 to honor John Steinbeck and his well - known novel " Cannery Row ". In the novel ' s opening sentence , Steinbeck described the street as " a poem , a stink , a grating noise , a quality of light , a tone , a habit , a nostalgia , a dream ." The ___MASK33___ Drama Critics ' Circle is made up of 22 drama critics from daily newspapers , magazines and wire services based in the ___MASK95___ metropolitan area .