Dana, Gioia. «The Grapes of Wrath Radio Show - Transcript». The Big Read. The National Endowment for the Arts. Consultado em 22 de setembro de 2010 Writer Richard Rodriguez discussed The Grapes of Wrath as The Great American Novel: "There hasn't been anything like this novel since it was written. And this is the great American novel that everyone keeps waiting for but it has been written now."
