Of Mice and Men
Contributors: Susan Shillinglaw (Introduction)
Edition: Penguin Classics (50)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780141185101
Copyright date: 1937, 1965, 1994
Description: The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. 

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 in California’s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie, struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy, becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision, and giving voice to America’s lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeck’s most popular works, achieving success as a novel, a Broadway play and three acclaimed films.
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