What did John receive posthumously?
A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
A special Pulitzer Prize
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A Kennedy Center Honor
Answer
John Steinbeck received a special Pulitzer Prize posthumously in 1962. The Pulitzer Prize is an annual award given to American journalists, authors, composers, and artists for their outstanding work. Steinbeck was awarded the prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath, which tells the story of a poor family's journey from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression.
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