The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck · 1939 · Novel
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It is a powerful work of social realism, exposing the plight of migrant workers and critiquing economic injustice with deep empathy and lyrical prose.
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The Joad family, dispossessed from their Oklahoma farm during the Great Depression's Dust Bowl, journeys to California in search of work and a better life.
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