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The Grapes of Wrath Paperback – March 28, 2006

by John Steinbeck (Author), Robert DeMott (Introduction)

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized—and sometimes outraged—millions of readers.

First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, elemental yet plainspoken, tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity. 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. 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.

This Penguin Classicsedition contains an introduction and notes by Steinbeck scholar Robert Demott.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Reissue edition (March 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143039431
ISBN-13: 978-0143039433
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1,517 customer reviews)
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379 of 405 people found the following review helpful

Read this book -- it's astounding

By Twohounds on June 12, 2000

Format: Hardcover

I can't remember the last time I was moved so profoundly by a work of fiction. I finished the book two weeks ago and have not been able to stop talking or thinking about it. Read this book. It will truly change the way you view the world.

The book is beautifully written. Steinbeck's style flows so smoothly and is so accessible. The book follows the Joad family for about nine months as they are driven from the place they've called home for generations and travel to California, only to find out that it is not the land of opportunity they expected. Steinbeck's formula here is to intersperse the lengthy chapters chronicling the Joads' journey with short chapters that encapsulate some nuance about the period or the people, giving you a picture of the greater struggle taking place, of which the Joads are just a small part. It creates a very powerful effect. This migration west involved hundreds of thousands of individuals. You see in a few pages the big picture, then you are pulled back into the intimacies of the Joads' lives and the tragedy is made very personal. In one especially startling example, Steinbeck puts these words into the mouth of a character after selling a nameless migrant and his family some gas for their car, "Well, you and me got sense. Them goddamn Okies got no sense and no feeling. They ain't human. A human being wouldn't live like they do. A human being couldn't stand it to be so dirty and miserable. They ain't a hell of a lot better than gorillas." In the next chapter, the Joads make camp along a stream and Ma is so happy for the clean water and the chance to stay put for a day so that she can take a bath and wash the family's clothes.Read more ›

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134 of 140 people found the following review helpful

TRULY A "MASTERPIECE"

By TheReader23 on February 25, 2001

Format: Hardcover

I don't know how anyone could read this book and not give it a five star rating. The true test for me of a "great book" is one that stays with me -- one I can't stop thinking about long after I've finished. I read this book for the second time in my life a month ago (first time was in high school many years ago), and I'm still haunted by the suffering endured by the Joad family. The interesting thing is that Steinbeck wrote this book in 1939 at the height of the injustices being fraught upon the migrant workers in California. I'm sure it wasn't popular then as it brought to the forefront the corruption of some powerful people in America. It also spoke to the conscience of every American which eventually led to political reform in California. After reading this book, I did some research into Steinbeck's motivation and learned that he was haunted by the plight of California's migrant workers to the point of obsession. To fuel his anger, he would visit the migrant camps each day full of their dirt, disease and hungry people and then return home to write about those people responsible for these conditions -- people he considered to be murderers.
Steinbeck concentrated on the circumstances of one family, The Joads, tenant farmers in Oklahoma until they were forced out by the larger companies who wanted their land back. With dreams of luscious grapes and peaches in abundance waiting to be picked, they loaded up their belongings and began their journey on Route 66 headed for Bakersfield, California. They began their trip with a bevy of colorful characters led by Ma and Pa Joad. It's amazing how much power Steinbeck gave to Ma Joad -- years before women had any right to a voice. Unfortunately, just as the Joads were heading out, so were thousands upon thousands of other families.Read more ›

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136 of 151 people found the following review helpful

Possibly THE Greatest American Novel

By oh_pete on July 25, 2000

Format: Paperback

I have never read a better novel written by an American than THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Steinbeck's deeply touching tale of displaced families and a nation rent by Depression will never cease to be relevant.
The Joads and thousands of others are driven out of Oklahoma by drought and the Depression. It is bad enough they lose their farms to homes and have to move. It is worse that the big business fruit growers in California print misleading flyers claiming to have far more well-paying jobs available than they ever intended to have. It is miserable when they get to California (where the people curse them as "Okies") and find out that as few as one man owns as much a million acres--much of it lying fallow in front of their eyes.
As difficult as the plight of the Joads and families like them, Steinbeck does not paint the Californians or their police as evil so much as scared into treachery and violence in order to protect their own. No one wants to starve and starvation after the dust bowl and thanks to the exploitative wages paid by the vineyard owners is a very real possibility. Nor does he canonize the migrants--the societies that grow up by the side of the road each night have their own laws and lawbreakers, stout hearts and slatterns--but does show them as civilized people who don't deserve being treated like animals. Many fearful Californians don't agree.
Steinbeck's character Tom Joad (whose ghost lives on in a Bruce Springsteen's song recently covered by Rage Against the Machine) is as important to American literature as Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caulfield and Jay Gatsby. Joad knows life offers no simple solutions, but he also knows that fair is fair.Read more ›

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Published 4 hours ago by Jane Grayson

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a good reminder of what hard times these people endured.

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This was in really good condition when I received it

This was in really good condition when I received it. It's required reading so I mean it can only be so entertaining but you will learn a lot about American history. Read more

Published 3 days ago by Yaa A Baker

on like channel 240 on Comcast

I just saw the movie in the middle of the night last night!!!! on like channel 240 on Comcast. it was moving beyond belief. now I have to read the book. Read more

Published 3 days ago by Deidre Yvonne Cribb

SO GLAD I read this book, always wanted to

This book had me in its grips from the start. The only thing is the ending! Omgosh, not what I thought and it was a let down for sure. But I would still recommend this book. Read more

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Five Stars

John Steinbeck was truly one of the great story tellers of his time.

Published 4 days ago by jim513

Who wouldn't?

The Grapes of Wrath is an American Classic. As I part with my first editions and treasured hardbound books, since I am growing older, and want less and less clutter yet I do not... Read more

Published 5 days ago by Ronald L. Stjames

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Published 8 days ago by edward shellard

True Classic

Greatly written book. Deserves the title of a classic. The travels of the Joad family and the adversities they face is very well described. Read more

Published 8 days ago by Aaron

everyone says this is some super novel. nahhhh

everyone says this is some super novel. nahhhh. it was ok. not sure what all the fuss is. sure, its a sign of the times. but i have read much much better. Read more

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