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The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939.The official publication date of April 14, 1939, was exactly four years to the day of the Black Sunday Storm, among the worst Dust Bowl dust storms Read More..

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Description	The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939.The official publication date of April 14, 1939, was exactly four years to the day of the Black Sunday Storm, among the worst Dust Bowl dust storms which, in real life, caused Oklahomans to migrate to California in search of work. The book won the National Book Awardand 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", they seek 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 made in 1940.
Description	The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939.The official publication date of April 14, 1939, was exactly four years to the day of the Black Sunday Storm, among the worst Dust Bowl dust storms which, in real life, caused Oklahomans to migrate to California in search of work. The book won the National Book Awardand 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", they seek 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 made in 1940.

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Name	The Grapes of Wrath
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Authors	John Steinbeck
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Genre	Novel
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Country	United States
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Pages	464
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Oclc	289946
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Publisher	The Viking Press-James Lloyd
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Pub_date	April 14, 1939
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