D) All of the above
American author John Ernst Steinbeck Jr (1902-1968) was notable for his prolific career, with 27 books, and many prizes and awards. Most notably the Nobel prize, in 1962, where in the award cerimony they stated, confirming the "all of aspects above" option: "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do, sympathetic humour and keen social perception."
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/index.html
