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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- LibraryThing key:
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- BNF ID:
- 119421113
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The Grape s of Wrath
hardcover
Published Aug. 28, 1940 by The Vikin g Press.
The Grapes of Wrath in russian
Published Jan. 7, 1940 by Viking Press.
Plpr5:grapes Of Wrath, The Rla
paperback
Published Aug. 28, 2008 by Unknown..
FURORE
Italian language
Published by BIBLIOTECA DI REPUBBLICA.
The Grapes Of Wrath; With Lithographs By Thomas Hart Benton. [Signed by Henry Fonda]
hardcover
Published Aug. 28, 1940 by Heritage Press.
Les raisins de la colere.
Undetermined language
Published Jan. 7, 1947 by Gallimard.
BY Steinbeck, John ( Author ) [{ Grapes of Wrath (Thorndike Famous Authors) - Large Print By Steinbeck, John ( Author ) Jul - 01- 2008 ( Hardcover ) } ]
hardcover
Published by Gale Cengage Jul - 2008.
THE GRAPES OF WRATH. The Viking Press. New York.
hardcover
Published Aug. 28, 1990 by Collectors' Reprints.
The Grapes of Wrath (Korean Edition) : Volume 1
paperback
Published Aug. 28, 2011 by Minumsa.
the grapes of wrath
Published Jan. 7, 1939 by the viking press.
The Grapes of Wrath. With Lithographs By Thomas Hart Benton. Introductions By Joseph Henry Jackson and Thomas Craven. [2 Volumes]
hardcover
Published Jan. 1, 1940 by The Limited Editions Club.
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