Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.

The grapes of wrath / Text and criticism edited by Peter Lisca. - New York, Viking Press, c1939. - 534 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 20 cm. - The Viking critical library .

Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel concerning the plight of the "Okies" - the refugee farmers and sharecroppers fleeing the dustbowl of Oklahoma. Attracted by the golden promise of California, they meet only with abject hostility, shame and destitution.


Adult


Text in English

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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath.


Migrant agricultural laborers--Fiction.
Migrant agricultural laborers in literature.
Rural families--Fiction.
Depressions--Fiction.
Labor camps--Fiction.
Labor camps in literature.


California--In literature.
California--Fiction.


Historical fiction.

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