The Grapes of Wrath
$25.18
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2014
Summary
A 75th anniversary edition of Steinbeck’s undisputed masterpiece, a panoramic vision of the betrayal of the American dream.
“I’ve done my damndest to rip a reader’s nerves to rags, I don’t want him satisfied.”
Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl era Oklahoma in search of the promised land of California. Their story is one of false…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141394886 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141394889 |
| Author: | Robert DeMott, John Steinbeck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 111mm x 181mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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A novelist who is also a true poet
A novelist who is also a true poet * Sunday Times *
Robert DeMott
John Steinbeck
(1902-1968)
John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His prolific career produced numerous acclaimed works, including:
- The Red Pony (1930s)
- Pastures of Heaven (1930s)
- Tortilla Flat (1930s)
- In Dubious Battle (1930s)
- Of Mice and Men (1930s)
His 1939 masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In recognition of his significant contributions to literature, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.
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