In the first 75 years after it was published, it sold 14 million copies. The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945), the multi-generation epic East of Eden (1952), and the novellas Of Mice and Men (1937) and The Red Pony (1937). He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception." He has been called "a giant of American letters," and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature.ĭuring his writing career, he authored 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. Tom Joad and his family are forced from their farm in the Depression-era Oklahoma Dust Bowl and set out for California along with thousands of others in search of jobs, land, and hope for a brighter future. The cover boards are tan with a panorama drawn on the cover. This is a 1939 First Edition, 10th Printing, printed by The Viking Press. 1939 Hardcover Book, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, First Edition, 10th Printing, Novel, Fiction, Literature, Classic, CollectibleĪ hardcover classic book entitled The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
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