The Grapes of Wrath

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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joads, driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agriculture industry. In a nearly hopeless situation, they set out for California along with thousands of other "Okies" in search of land, jobs and dignity.
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Omg. The run of "The Grapes of Wrath" is officially closed. Ugh. Such an edifying experience. Ima def. miss the cast.... Until next time...
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going to Carnegie Hall on 3/22 to see the opera, "The Grapes of Wrath" - with Savannah in the chorus!
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Well. Guess I'm sparking noteing about half of the Grapes of Wrath. That or read two to three hundred pages tonight. Ha. Yeah, right.
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