The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Sun Dial Press, 1941. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small). In tan cloth, 8vo [6], 619 pages. Goldstone & Payne A12l; issue in brown cloth, printed dark brown on spine and upper cover; no list of other books by Steinbeck on verso of half-title page. (light shelfwear to extremities, toning to edge, bookplate to endpaper).
Synopsis
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and honest work in the bountiful state of California. 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. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0848364
- Title
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Sun Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- STEINBECK, JOHN AMERICAN LITERATURE 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN FICTION CALIFORNIA GREAT DEPRESSION Film QX91
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