You are using an
outdated
browser.
Please
upgrade your browser
and improve your visit to our site.
Skip Navigation
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
THE TICKER
THE SOAPBOX
APOCALYPSE SOON
CRITICAL MASS
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
THE TICKER
THE SOAPBOX
APOCALYPSE SOON
CRITICAL MASS
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The Grapes of Wrath
October 9, 2020
Magazine
Vivian Gornick
The Anti-Social Novelist
A celebrated chronicler of human suffering, John Steinbeck could not abide other people.
March 4, 2011
Otis Ferguson
TNR Film Classic: 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940)
April 10, 1995
John H. Richardson
TNR Film Classics: The Case Against Hollywood (April 10, 1995)
August 30, 1975
Gerald Mast
TNR Film Classics: Whatever Happened to Black-and-White?
June 21, 1939
The New Republic Archive
Readers in 1939 Rush to John Steinbeck’s Defense
Letters in response to a questioning of Steinbeck's artistic integrity
Our Writers
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Apocalypse Soon
Matt Ford
Law & The Courts
The Soapbox
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
The Soapbox
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
The Soapbox
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
The Soapbox
Tori Otten
Breaking News
The Ticker
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
The Soapbox
Walter Shapiro
Politics & Campaigns
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
The Soapbox
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Apocalypse Soon
Molly Taft
Climate Change
Apocalypse Soon
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
The Soapbox
About
The New Republic
’s history
1