约翰·斯坦贝克是美国著名小说家,在1939年和1962年分别荣获普利策奖和诺贝尔文学奖。他常与福克纳、海明威并称现代美国文坛三大杰出小说家。斯坦贝克一生创作了十余部小说,在这些小说中,既有长篇巨作,如《愤怒的葡萄》,也有短篇佳作,如创作于1938年的《菊花》就曾被评论家誉为“斯坦贝克在艺术上最成功的小说,”甚至是“世界上最伟大的短篇小说之一。”《菊花》讲述了女主角爱丽莎·艾伦经历压抑、欣喜再到痛苦 John Steinbeck is a famous American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 and 1962, respectively. He is often associated with Faulkner, and Hemingway claims three prominent novelists in modern American literature. Steinbeck has authored over a dozen novels throughout his life. In these novels, there are not only long masterpieces such as “Angry Grapes” but also short titles such as “Chrysanthemum”, which was created in 1938 and has been hailed by critics as “ Steinbeck is one of the most successful novels in the arts, and ”even“ one of the greatest short stories in the world. ”“ The Chrysanthemum ”tells the story of actress Alisha Allen under depressing, delightful and painful