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GRAPES OF WRATH
de Steinbeck, John
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Very good plus in a very good jacket.
- Librería
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First printing. Very good plus in a very good jacket.. First edition of the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning novel that made Steinbeck a household name. GRAPES OF WRATH has been generations of students' introduction to the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck's extensive use of symbolism and Biblical motifs also makes it an excellent exercise in literary criticism for both high schoolers and hardcore academics, all pulled together with exceptionally lyrical prose.
GRAPES OF WRATH was an immediate hit, and stayed atop bestseller lists for the majority of 1939. But it was not always beloved: the novel was a lighting rod for Steinbeck, both professionally and personally. His portrayal of the difficult lives of migrant workers and the corruption of the agriculture business earned him "constant vilification" from powerful farmers' groups, and the book was banned (and even occasionally burned) in a variety of communities (Demott). In his diaries, Steinbeck lamented how the novel's popularity "got really out of hand, became a public hysteria," leading to the idea that he was, himself, "public domain" (Demott).
This first edition, with its hyperbolic but prescient dust jacket editorial copy ("Perhaps GRAPES OF WRATH is the greatest modern American novel... the greatest single creative work this country has ever produced"), captures the tipping point of Steinbeck's career. 8'' x 5.25''. Original tan buckram binding with brown titles and line art. Original unclipped ($2.75) color pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. Yellow topstain. Endpapers with illustration of the Battle Hymn of the Republic in yellow and orange. 620 pages. Laid in is an advance order form for the book from Gotham Book Mart. Jacket spine toned. Some minor edgewear. Rubbing at front fold. Book has minor shelfsoil, faint toning. Overall, sharp.
GRAPES OF WRATH was an immediate hit, and stayed atop bestseller lists for the majority of 1939. But it was not always beloved: the novel was a lighting rod for Steinbeck, both professionally and personally. His portrayal of the difficult lives of migrant workers and the corruption of the agriculture business earned him "constant vilification" from powerful farmers' groups, and the book was banned (and even occasionally burned) in a variety of communities (Demott). In his diaries, Steinbeck lamented how the novel's popularity "got really out of hand, became a public hysteria," leading to the idea that he was, himself, "public domain" (Demott).
This first edition, with its hyperbolic but prescient dust jacket editorial copy ("Perhaps GRAPES OF WRATH is the greatest modern American novel... the greatest single creative work this country has ever produced"), captures the tipping point of Steinbeck's career. 8'' x 5.25''. Original tan buckram binding with brown titles and line art. Original unclipped ($2.75) color pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. Yellow topstain. Endpapers with illustration of the Battle Hymn of the Republic in yellow and orange. 620 pages. Laid in is an advance order form for the book from Gotham Book Mart. Jacket spine toned. Some minor edgewear. Rubbing at front fold. Book has minor shelfsoil, faint toning. Overall, sharp.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 50534
- Título
- GRAPES OF WRATH
- Autor
- Steinbeck, John
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good plus in a very good jacket.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First printing
- Editorial
- The Viking Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1939
- Palabras clave
- 20th century,American,American History,Books to Film,Pulitzer,Western,Nobel,Banned
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