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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.

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John Steinbeck
Age: 66 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 27
Died: 1968
Died: December 20
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
War Correspondent
Writer
Salinas
California
John Ernst Steinbeck
Jr.
John Ernst Steinbeck
John Ernest Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck Jr
Steinbeck
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Growing
Soul
Vintage
People
Grapes
Wrath
Filling
Souls
Heavy

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