The Grapes of Wrath Paperback - 2002
by John Steinbeck
Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, "The Grapes of Wrath" is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven off their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California.
About this book
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. -
Summary
A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man’s fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman’s stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America.
The Grapes of Wrath summed up its era in the way that Uncle Tom’s Cabin summed up the years of slavery before the Civil War. Sensitive to fascist and communist criticism, Steinbeck insisted that The Battle Hymn of the Republic” be printed in its entirety in the first edition of the bookwhich takes its title from the first verse: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.” At once a naturalistic epic, captivity narrative, road novel, and transcendental gospel, Steinbeck’s powerful landmark novel is perhaps the most American of American Classics.
The Great Books Foundation Discussion Guide for The Grapes of Wrath is available at www.penguinputnam.com and at www.greatbooks.org.
First Edition Identification
The book was first published in 1939, by The Viking Press. Commonly found flaws in the first edition of this work include age tanning, rolling of the spine, and chips to the edges of the pages and boards. Signed copies of a First Edition in excellent condition can fetch over $20,000. The first UK edition was printed by William Heinemann, also in 1939. Signed First UK editions are also collectible, often sold for over $5,000 USD.
Details
- Title The Grapes of Wrath
- Author John Steinbeck
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2002-01-08
- ISBN 9780142000663 / 0142000663
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.3 in (21.34 x 14.48 x 3.30 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 680
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1930's
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, California
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001056103
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“I think, and with earnest and honest consideration . . . that The Grapes of Wrath is the greatest American novel I have ever read." Dorothy Parker
“It seems to me as great a book as has yet come out of America.” Alexander Woollcott
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