约翰·斯坦贝克是二十世纪美国文学史上的一位重要作家。他的声誉多与其20世纪30年代出版的工人三部曲联系在一起。但作为三部曲开篇之作的《胜负未决》却被评论界所忽视。因此对斯坦贝克的创作背景以及《胜负未决》做个初步的了解,对我们系统的研究斯坦贝克及其作品是很有必要的。 John Steinbeck is an important writer in the history of American literature in the twentieth century. His reputation is often linked to his trilogy of workers published in the 1930s. However, as the opening of the trilogy, the “winner” has been neglected by the critics. Therefore, a preliminary understanding of Steinbeck’s creative background as well as “the outcome” is very necessary for our systematic study of Steinbeck and his works.