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Of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck's first masterpiece. Originally published in 1937, it's the timeless story of George Milton and Lennie Small, ranch hands who drift from job to job, always one step ahead of the law and a few dollars from the poorhouse. George is small, wiry, sharp-tongued and quick-tempered; slow witted Lennie is his opposite - an immense man, brutishly strong but naturally docile, a giant with the mind of a child. Despite their difference, George and Lennie are bound together by a shared vision: their own small farm, where they'll raise cows, pigs, chickens, and rabbits, where they'll be their own bosses and live off the fat of the land.
When they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, the dream at last seems within reach. If they can just save up a little money... But their hopes, like "the best-laid schemes of mice and men," begin to go awry. The story unfolds with the power and inevitability of a Greek tragedy, as Lennie commits an accidental murder, and George, in a riveting, deeply moving finale, must do what he can to make things turn our right.
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California, Salinas River Valley, Salinas, Valle del Río (California), Soledad CA, Salinas River Valley (Calif.), Salinas, Vallée du (Calif.)Times
1930s, 20th centuryShowing 11 featured editions. View all 193 editions?
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Of Mice and Men
2010 September 10, Highbridge Audio
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Of Mice and Men
1974-10, Bantam Pathfinder Editions
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Of Mice and Men
1968, Viking Press
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1967-06, Bantam Books
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The second book in John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy, Of Mice and Men is a touching tale of two migrant laborers in search of work and eventual liberation from their social circumstances. Fiercely devoted to one another, George and Lennie plan to save up to finance their dream of someday owning a small piece of land. The pair seems unstoppable until tragedy strikes and their hopes come crashing down, forcing George to make a difficult decision regarding the welfare of his best friend.
The novel is set on a ranch in Soledad, CA. Author Frank Bergon recalls reading Of Mice and Men for the first time as a teenager living in the San Joaquin Valley and remembers how he saw “as if in a jolt of light the ordinary surroundings of [his] life become worthy of literature.” Steinbeck works to propagate the notion that meaningful stories emerge from the marginalized; that even those on the fringes of society can make deserving contributions to the literary canon.
Source: http://www.steinbeck.org/about-john/his-works/
Also contained in:
- Cannery Row / Of Mice and Men
- Grapes of Wrath / The Moon is Down / Cannery Row / East of Eden / Of Mice and Men
- Novels and Stories 1932-1937
- Short Novels of John Steinbeck
- Steinbeck
- Steinbeck Pocket Book
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