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Steinbeck creates around the infamous pippin the most hilarious royal court ever. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the short reign of pippin iv. He wrote a total of twentyseven books, including sixteen novels, six nonfiction books and five collections of short stories. Read the grapes of wrath by john steinbeck available from rakuten kobo.