by John Steinbeck · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420676357
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«Las uvas de la ira» is the historical novel by John Steinbeck published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (685 pages, in Spanish).
During the Great Depression, the Joad family leaves their drought-ravaged home in Oklahoma and joins the migration to California in search of work and a dignified life. There they discover that the promised land is hostile: exploitation, precariousness and the harsh gap between rich and poor mark their journey as migrant workers.
This work received the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and the National Book Award in 1939. Originally published in 1939, this edition belongs to the 13/20 collection from Alianza Editorial.
Classic of American literature, common reading in schools; for those seeking a novel of social realism about inequality.
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century. He was also an independent journalist and war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War.
