New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. Trade Paperback. 0140281622 . The magnum opus of John Steinbeck (1902-1968) traces the lives of desperate depression-era Oklahoma farmers who packed up their families and possessions to seek a better life in California. This novel was awarded the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel and the National Book Award, and was prominently mentioned when the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. --- This quality trade paperback reprint edition is in excellent shape: clean, bright and newish. ; Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 455 pages .

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John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and honest work in the bountiful state of California. The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the classic film of the same name the same year. The film starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, and Steinbeck's words and ideas shine through that medium. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the body of his work, and The Grapes of Wrath stands as his most recognized and esteemed book. -

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Bookseller: Bluebird Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 76444
Title: The Grapes of Wrath
Author: STEINBECK, John
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140281622
ISBN 13: 9780140281620
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: 0140281622
Bookseller catalogs: >>Pulitzer, Nobel, Booker, Nat Book Award Prize;

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