John Steinbeck vs. W. Somerset Maugham
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Steinbeck
1902 – 1968
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters".
"This monster of a land, this mightiest of nations, this spawn of the future, turns out to be the macrocosm of microcosm me."
W. Somerset Maugham
1874 – 1965
William Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer celebrated for works such as Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, and The Razor's Edge. He was one of the most popular writers of his era, noted for his clear prose and keen observation of human character.
"...the future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now."