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John Steinbeck's of Mice and Men: A Guide to Understanding the Classics Paperback - 1985
by Armand Schwerner; John Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California.
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own—a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like "the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry. Of Mice and Men explores themes of human interaction, dependence, and the damaging effects of isolation. (Goodreads)
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own—a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like "the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry. Of Mice and Men explores themes of human interaction, dependence, and the damaging effects of isolation. (Goodreads)
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First line
A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.
First edition identification
Covici-Friede Publishing published the First Edition, First Printing hardcover in New York, 1937.
Heinemann published a First UK hardcover Edition in London, 1937.
Details
- Title John Steinbeck's of Mice and Men: A Guide to Understanding the Classics
- Author Armand Schwerner; John Steinbeck
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 74
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Monarch Press, New York
- Publication date May 1985
- ISBN 9780671006938 / 0671006932
- Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
- Dimensions 8.21 x 5.24 x 0.24 in (20.85 x 13.31 x 0.61 cm)
- Category Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.52
