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The Grapes of Wrath
Bestseller: about 15 million copies (estimate)Driven off their Oklahoma farm during the Dust Bowl, the Joad family packs everything it owns into a truck and heads for California, hoping for work and finding hostility and exploitation instead.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 1939
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 496
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a powerful, angry Depression-era novel about ordinary people and solidarity.
Skip this if you want a hopeful ending or plot over social commentary.
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Quick answers about The Grapes of Wrath
- What is The Grapes of Wrath about?
- Driven off their Oklahoma farm during the Dust Bowl, the Joad family packs everything it owns into a truck and heads for California, hoping for work and finding hostility and exploitation instead.
- Who should read The Grapes of Wrath?
- Read it if you want a powerful, angry Depression-era novel about ordinary people and solidarity. Skip it if you want a hopeful ending or plot over social commentary.
- How long and how fast is The Grapes of Wrath?
- It is a medium-paced, long read of about 496 pages, first published in 1939.
- Does The Grapes of Wrath have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Death, Grief, Violence, Prejudice.
- Can I borrow The Grapes of Wrath for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Grapes of Wrath; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after The Grapes of Wrath?
- Readers who liked it often move on to Of Mice and Men, The Four Winds, Lonesome Dove.
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