num_pages: 476
description: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here and hereJohn Steinbeck's powerful evocation of the suffering and hardship caused by the Great Depression, and a panoramic vision of the struggle for the American Dream, The Grapes of Wrath includes a critical introduction by Robert DeMott in Penguin Modern Classics.'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 in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic The Grapes of Wrath remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of Tom Joad and his 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. Adapted into a celebrated film directed by John Ford, and starring Henry Fonda, The Grapes of Wrath is an eloquent tribute to the endurance and dignity of the human spirit.Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition here.
language: English
title: The Grapes of Wrath
titlecomplete: The Grapes of Wrath
characters: Ma Joad, Granma Joad, Connie Rivers, Al Joad, Grampa Joad, Jim Casy, Tom Joad, Noah Joad, Rose of Sharon Joad Rivers, Ruthie Joad, Winfield Joad, Pa Joad, Uncle John Joad
genres: American, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, School, Literature, High School, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 880895
places: Route 66, The United States of America, California, Oklahoma
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 Classics