{"product_id":"9781586487676","title":"Obscene in the Extreme : The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath , when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nation's No. 1 bestseller, flying off store shelves at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. But in Kern County, California,the Joads' newfound home,the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves. Obscene in the Extreme tells the remarkable story behind that fit of censorship, a moment when several lives collided as part of a larger class struggle roiling the nation. It is a superb historical narrative that serves as an engaging window into an extraordinary time of upheaval in America, when as Steinbeck put it, A revolution is going on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48768307757291,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":40.26,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781586487676-1.jpg?v=1781691259","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781586487676","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}