| On Reading the Grapes of Wrath Contributor(s): Shillinglaw, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143125508 ISBN-13: 9780143125501 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - Literary Criticism | American - Regional - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 2013042937 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 4.3" W x 7.45" (0.32 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this compelling biography of a book, Susan Shillinglaw delves into John Steinbeck's classic to explore the cultural, social, political, scientific, and creative impact of The Grapes of Wrath upon first publication, as well as its enduring legacy. First published in April 1939, Steinbeck's National Book Award-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. The story of their struggle remains eerily relevant in today's America and stands as a portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, in the souls of the people. |