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Which of these novels by John Steinbeck is considered his masterpiece?

  • The Grapes of Wrath

  • East of Eden

  • Cannery Row

  • Tortilla Flat

Answer

"The Grapes of Wrath" is considered John Steinbeck's masterpiece. It won the Pulitzer Prize and was cited prominently when he won the Nobel Prize in 1962. The novel tells the story of the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agricultural industry.
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