num_pages: 536
description: Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who, like thousands of others, are forced to travel West in search of the promised land. Their story is one of false hopes, thwarted desires and broken dreams, yet out of their suffering Steinbeck created a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision; an eloquent tribute to the endurance and dignity of the human spirit.
language: English
title: The Grapes of Wrath
titlecomplete: The Grapes of Wrath
characters: Rose of Sharon Joad Rivers, Grampa Joad, Ma Joad, Al Joad, Tom Joad, Connie Rivers, Jim Casy, Ruthie Joad, Winfield Joad, Granma Joad, Noah Joad, Uncle John Joad, Pa Joad
genres: Fiction, Classics, School, Historical, Classic Literature, American, Historical Fiction, High School, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 880976
places: California, Route 66, Oklahoma, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -946742400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Novel, awardedAt: -978278400000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -978278400000
name: California Book Award
category: General Literature (Silver), awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic
publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)