Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Grapes of Wrath is an epic human drama, with a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.
'To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.'
Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family. But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll, there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival . . .
'Magnificent' New York Times
'Steinbeck's writings form a photograph album of America' Guardian
'There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic' Time and Tide
'A novelist who is also a true poet' Sunday Times
A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
About the Author
John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Reviews
A warm-hearted celebration of the persistence of the human spirit * Guardian *
Magnificent * New York Times *
Steinbeck's writings form a photograph album of America * Guardian *
There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic * Time and Tide *
A novelist who is also a true poet * Sunday Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9780241980347
Author Mr John Steinbeck
Format Paperback
Page Count 544
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 293g
Dimensions(mm) 181mm * 111mm * 32mm
