Of Mice and Men

Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes, friendship and a shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossesed, OF MICE AND MEN remains Steinbeck's most popular work.

About the author

John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Summary

Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength.

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A novelist who is also a true poet Sunday Times

Product details

• Authors: John Steinbeck, Steinbeck John
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.04.2014
• EAN: 9780141396033
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139603-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Essential Penguin; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; Essential Penguin
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, California, Narrative theme: Social issues, 1929 to c 1939 (period of the Great Depression)