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John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath is 75 years old today. Here are 10 things you might not know about the classic of American literature

John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath won the Pulitzer Prize

John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath won the Pulitzer Prize

By Martin Chilton, Culture Editor online

8:00AM BST 14 Apr 2014

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