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An introduction to The Grapes of wrath, by John Steinbeck audio guide
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Stone, Dan
- Publication
- [Washington, DC] : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006.
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- Description
- 1 sound disc (38 min., 30 sec.); 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- 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.
- 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
- Big Read
- Alternative Title
- Grapes of wrath
- Subject
- Note
- Compact disc.
- 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.
- Call Number
- *BGF-1813
- OCLC
- 221986010
- Author
- Stone, Dan.
- Title
- 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
- [Washington, DC] : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006.
- Series
- Big Read
- Performer
- 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
- Gioia, Dana.Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.Gordon, Ricky Ian.Harris, Ed, 1950-Inada, Lawson Fusao.Parini, Jay.Ramsey, Bill.Rodriguez, Richard.Shillinglaw, Susan.Starr, Kevin.Steinbeck, Thom.Straight, Susan.Wartzman, Rick.Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath. Selections.National Endowment for the Arts.
- Research Call Number
- *BGF-1813