And then there are the novels that shake you up. I found this one to be intense and harrowing as we follow the Joad family fleeing the ravages of the Dustbowl and Depression from Oklahoma to California, all told in vivid lyrical prose. Call it a dystopia if you like, the story hit me hard as I had o...
I can't even begin to review this, I loved it..I was informed by it, I was moved by it , and the ending left me an emotional wreck. The triumph of the human spirit in the face of exhaustion and desperation..I don't even know what to say..
I can't even begin to review this, I loved it..I was informed by it, I was moved by it , and the ending left me an emotional wreck. The triumph of the human spirit in the face of exhaustion and desperation..I don't even know what to say..
Tom Joad kommt nach vier Jahren aus dem Gefängnis (er hat jemanden in Notwehr umgebracht) und findet herraus, dass seine ganze Familie auf dem Weg nach Westen ist. In Oklahoma werden alle Farmen aufgekauft um Baumwolle anzupflanzen, die Bewohner einfach von den Grundstückern geworfen. Tausende von M...
Anybody wanting to understand what life was like during the Depression should read this book. My maternal grandmother survived it. They lived in Kansas. They ate grass. Those years changed my grandmother forever. I think I finally understand why she was who she. Steinbeck's novel is based on solid a...
Wonderful, amazing, and every other great adjective you can come up with. I'm sure Tom and Casy and Ma and the rest of them will sticking with me for some time.I didn't know much beyond the facts of the Dust Bowl going and and seeing what these people went through was amazing. It got me thinking a...
The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition) - John Steinbeck This book has the best opening chapter that I've ever read. The narrative of the dust spreading across the land was hauntingly beautiful. It is unbelievable that a family would pack up their entire household (including more than a dozen fa...
I was prepared to compare Steinbeck to Faulkner and Hemingway, because those three tend to get discussed together - but what he really reminds me of is Upton Sinclair. Same powerful expose of the conditions of the poor and exploited, but you know how the problem with The Jungle is that the story its...
خوشه های خشم( The grapes of wrath)جان اشتاین بک (1903-1968)مترجم: عبدالحسین شریفیانموسسه انتشارات نگاه، چاپ اول 1387خوشه های خشم (1939) را همه ما می شناسیم. نام آنرا به عنوان یکی از آثار معروف ادبیات جهان در کتاب ادبیات دبیرستان دیده ایم. نویسنده، جان اشتاین بک، یکی از سه غول ادبیات آمریکاست (اشتاین...
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