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Synopsis

'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic, The Grapes of Wrath, remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who, like thousands of others, are forced to travel west in search of the promised land. Their story is one of false hopes, thwarted desires and broken dreams, yet out of their suffering Steinbeck created a drama that is intensely human, yet majestic in its scale and moral vision; an eloquent tribute to the endurance and dignity of the human spirit.

Reviews

Customer Review: 16 June 2011

Reviewer: Ricky Taylor

'Quite simply my favourite book ever written. Along with his descriptive beauty, Steinbeck is merciless in his simultaneous use of humour and brutality. Steinbeck''s own political awareness and sensitivity are evident and are essential components in what I believe to be his finest work. The Grapes of Wrath, delightful, yet devastating, is the most important representation of The Great Depression that literature possesses.'

Critic Review:

‘A novelist who is also a true poet’ – Sunday Times

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