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Critics generally praised "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck for its powerful storytelling and exploration of human nature, but some criticized its simplistic moralizing. Despite mixed reviews, the novella continues to be studied and appreciated for its themes of greed, social injustice, and the enduring human spirit.

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During the first twenty years of his career, Steinbeck was lauded by critics. Between 1929 and 1949, Steinbeck's success was remarkable. However, around 1950, critics became harsher in their critiques of his work, and many note that this discouraged Steinbeck. (See critiques of East of Eden, 1952).

However, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 after having published The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) and Travels With Charley (1962). Although much of his later work has not received much critical acclaim after around 1950, the international literary community still believed he had made incredible contributions to the field, whether or not his later work proved as well received as earlier work.

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