The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

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1. Howard YarussInterview

   The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck because of the protagonist’s dedication to making the world a better place no matter the odds and the adversity they suffered.

2. Kathryn Paige HardenInterview

   Everyone? I’m not comfortable generalizing to everyone. Lately I’ve been thinking that it would be great if we had a national reading program where everyone in the U.S. read the same book. For 2023, I would nominate The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, so that we can collectively remember why protections for labor…

3. Shane Joseph: The Page Is SacredInterview
4. Jeff KreislerInterview

   We’ve covered Welcome to the Monkey House, right? Walden by Henry David Thoreau, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. They are all just great, full, perspective shifting, mind opening, others focused journeys.

5. Mark BowdenInterview

   The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. One of the greatest American novels, which displays the kind of close reporting that also distinguishes the best nonfiction writing.

6. Marc LevyInterview

   I believe Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both opened up my social conscience and my eyes to the man I wanted to become someday. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery opened up my imagination and filled it with dreams. Then I would say the 3,000 or so books that followed…

7. Alec RossInterview

   When I was quite young, I read from what I suppose you could call the “liberal’s cannon for literature”. This included The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry…

8. Henry RollinsInterview

   The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. One day, I just picked it up and started reading it. Guys at school didn’t believe I was really reading it but I was. I found it hard to put down. During lunch, I would stay in the library and read it. Afterwards, I saw the film version.

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