![]() ![]() In the winter of 1938, Steinbeck saw firsthand the miserable conditions brought on by intense flooding in Visalia, CA. Steinbeck witnessed labor struggles as large numbers of migrants arrived in California, and he had the opportunity to tour labor camps and interview migrant families. Inspiration came from the 1937 documentary short The Plow That Broke the Plains, directed by Steinbeck acquaintance Pare Lorentz the film shows the harsh conditions that existed in the Dust Bowl region. Many facets of Steinbeck’s life helped shape the text. The Grapes of Wrath, which has been translated into dozens of languages, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature, and played an important role in Steinbeck winning the Nobel Prize in 1962. ![]() An instant bestseller upon publication, fifteen million copies of the book have been sold, with another 150,000 being added annually. The final piece of Steinbeck’s labor trilogy-following In Dubious Battle (1936) and Of Mice and Men (1937)- The Grapes of Wrath was written between March and October 1938. ![]() Not only one of Steinbeck’s greatest works, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) has also secured its place as one of the most famous novels in the entire American literary canon. ![]()
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