Of Mice and Men
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Publisher Description
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression
A Penguin Classic
Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.
Of Mice and Men represents an experiment in form, which Steinbeck described as “a kind of playable novel, written in a novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. This edition features an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, one of today’s leading Steinbeck scholars.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This story of two misfit ranch workers who dream of owning a small piece of land remains a heartbreakingly relevant exploration of American poverty. John Steinbeck’s writing is beautiful, painting a vivid picture of the golden hills around Salinas and giving us an intimate window into Lennie and George’s protective, oddball friendship. Even if you’ve read Of Mice and Men before, its ending lands like a gut punch. Steinbeck’s 1937 classic is a powerful little novel—simple enough to be accessible to younger readers, but packed with so much emotion and symbolism it will impact everyone.
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