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Additional authors

1. Gioia, Dana
2. Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
3. Gordon, Ricky Ian
4. Harris, Ed, 1950-
5. Inada, Lawson Fusao
6. Parini, Jay
7. Ramsey, Bill
8. Rodriguez, Richard
9. Shillinglaw, Susan
10. Starr, Kevin
11. Steinbeck, Thom
12. Straight, Susan
13. Wartzman, Rick
14. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
15. National Endowment for the Arts

Description

1. 1 sound disc (38 min., 30 sec.); 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about a poor family of sharecroppers who are driven from their home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agriculture industry during the Great Depression.
2. Includes interviews, commentaries and excerpts from the novel, providing first-hand accounts of why The Grapes of Wrath remains so compelling seven decades after its initial publication.

Series statement

1. Big Read

Alternative title

1. Grapes of wrath

Subject

1. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 > Criticism and interpretation
2. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 > Grapes of wrath

Call number

1. *BGF-1813

Note

1. Compact disc.
2. Bonus tracks: John Steinbeck describes his childhood to Eleanor Roosevelt -- Jay Parini on the self-education of John Steinbeck -- Ray Bradbury and Richard Rodriguez on the structure of The Grapes of Wrath -- Susan Shillinglaw on Steinbeck's love of music -- Lawson Inada on the diverse immigrant experience in California -- Thom Steinbeck, Ed Harris, and Susan Shillinglaw on the power of Ma Joad -- Rick Wartzman on the negative reactions to The Grapes of Wrath -- Ricky Ian Gordon sings the aria "Fried Dough" from his opera, The Grapes of Wrath -- Thom Steinbeck on how his father made him a reader.

Author

1. Stone, Dan.

Title

1. An introduction to The Grapes of wrath, by John Steinbeck [sound recording] : audio guide / written and produced by Dan Stone at the National Endowment for the Arts.

Imprint

1. [Washington, DC] : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006.

Series

1. Big Read

Performer

1. Narrated by Dana Gioia ; Ray Bradbury, Ricky Ian Gordon, Ed Harris, Lawson Fusao Inada, Jay Parini, Bill Ramsey, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Shillinglaw. Kevin Starr, Thom Steinbeck, Susan Straight, Rich Wartzman, contributors.

Added author

1. Gioia, Dana.
2. Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
3. Gordon, Ricky Ian.
4. Harris, Ed, 1950-
5. Inada, Lawson Fusao.
6. Parini, Jay.
7. Ramsey, Bill.
8. Rodriguez, Richard.
9. Shillinglaw, Susan.
10. Starr, Kevin.
11. Steinbeck, Thom.
12. Straight, Susan.
13. Wartzman, Rick.
14. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath. Selections.
15. National Endowment for the Arts.

Research call number

1. *BGF-1813