Of Mice and Men
$25.48
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2017
Summary
Of Mice and Men: A Timeless Tale of Dreams and Despair
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141185101 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141185104 |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | Susan Shillinglaw, John Steinbeck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 113g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. It is more than that; but it is that… . In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story. The New York Times
Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages… . The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom. Chicago Tribune
A short tale of much power and beauty. Mr. Steinbeck has contributed a small masterpiece to the modern tough-tender school of American fiction. Times Literary Supplement [London]”
“Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. It is more than that; but it is that… . In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story.”–The New York Times“Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages… . The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom.”–Chicago Tribune
“A short tale of much power and beauty. Mr. Steinbeck has contributed a small masterpiece to the modern tough-tender school of American fiction.”–Times Literary Supplement [London]
About The Author
Susan Shillinglaw
Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.
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