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Sanora Babb

    Sanora Babb was an American author whose works delved into the depths of the human experience. Her writing was characterized by a keen insight into life and a strong sense of social commentary. Babb explored the complexities of human relationships and the societal forces that shaped them within her literary endeavors. Her style was often lyrical and evocative, allowing readers to deeply empathize with her characters and their destinies. Sanora Babb's work remains relevant for its honesty and its ability to capture the essence of the human spirit.

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    • Whose Names Are Unknown

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.1(2590)Add rating

      Originally written and slated for publication in 1939, this long-forgotten masterpiece was shelved by Random House when The Grapes of Wrath met with wide acclaim. In the belief that Steinbeck already adequately explored the subject matter, Babb's lyrical novel about a farm family's relentless struggle to survive in both Depression-era Oklahoma and in the California migrant labor camps gathered dust for decades. Rescued from obscurity by the University of Oklahoma Press, the members of the poor but proud Dunne family and their circle of equally determined friends provide another legitimate glimpse into life on the dust-plagued prairies of the Southwest and in the fertile, but bitterly disappointing, orchards and vineyards of the so-called promised land. Babb, a native of Oklahoma's arid panhandle and a volunteer with the Farm Security Administration in Depression-era California, brings an insider's knowledge and immediacy to this authentically compelling narrative. A slightly less political, more female-oriented, companion piece to The Grapes of Wrath.

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    • Die wahren Früchte des Zorns Julia und Milt betreiben mit ihren Töchtern eine Farm im unwirtlichen Westen Oklahomas. Als das Überleben dort nach mehrjähriger Dürre und verheerenden Staubstürmen immer schwieriger wird, versuchen die beiden wie so viele in den 1930er Jahren, sich als Wanderarbeiter in Kalifornien durchzuschlagen. Sanora Babb erzählt eine einfühlsame Geschichte von Armut und Ausbeutung, aber auch von Freundschaft und Solidarität. Seinerzeit durch den übermächtigen Erfolg von John Steinbecks Früchten des Zorns am Erscheinen gehindert, erhält ihr Werk erst heute die verdiente Anerkennung. »Babbs Roman ist ein revolutionäres Buch für jene, die keine Revolution bekommen sollten.« Anne Boyer, Frieze »Diese Bücher zeigen, wie relevant Babbs Themen – Ökologie, Feminismus, Migration und Rassismus – noch heute sind.« New York Review of Books

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