Of Mice and Men By (author) John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Paperback (01 Sep 1993)


Publisher's Synopsis

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression

They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation.

Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, 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 of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

"A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." -The New York Times


Book information

ISBN: 9780140177398
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date: 01 Sep 1993
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 66g
Height: 109mm
Width: 191mm
Spine width: 5mm