Set against the backdrop of a watershed era in American history, Steinbeck's enduring classic about two displaced ranch workers with big dreams looking for work in California is an indelible tale of friendship and strife during the Great Depression.
Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and 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 dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141185101
Number of pages: 144
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 9 mm
Weight: 126 g
Language: English
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Fantastic!
But the ending.....so sad!
Streetwise George and his friend Lenny are drifters, searching for work in the American midwest and trying not to get themselves in too much trouble...
This classic novel is one of those books that everyone, and I...
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An amazing book which improves upon each reading. I am teaching it for GCSE at the moment and my class love the novel.
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