The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962.Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses …
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The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962.Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they are trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California along with thousands of other "Okies" seeking jobs, land, dignity, and a future. The Grapes of Wrath is frequently read in American high school and college literature classes due to its historical context and enduring legacy. A celebrated Hollywood film version, starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, was released in 1940.
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- BNF ID:
- 119421113
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The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1969 by Bantam Books.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published July 9, 1964 by Viking Press.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published July 9, 1967 by Viking Press.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1939 by Modern Library.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1967 by International Collectors Library.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1958 by International Collectors Library.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1944 by Heinemann.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1948 by Heinemann.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1967 by Viking Press.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published Nov. 9, 1945 by Bantam Books.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published March 9, 1963 by Viking Press.
Las Uvas De La Ira
Paperback, 656 pages
Spanish language
Published June 30, 2005 by Alianza (Buenos Aires, AR).
The Grapes of Wrath. Audio Casette Set Complete 12 Tapes
audio cassette
Published Aug. 28, 2000 by Penguin Putnam.
The Grapes of Wrath
English language
Published June 1, 1968 by Viking Press.
The Grapes Of Wrath; With Lithographs By Thomas Hart Benton. [Signed by Henry Fonda]
hardcover
Published Aug. 28, 1940 by Heritage Press.
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