Of Mice And Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) - Softcover

Steinbeck, John; Shillinglaw, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140186425 ISBN 13: 9780140186420

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1994

Synopsis

While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck's work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing "Of Mice and Men" (1937), creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal; a friendship and a shared dream that makes an individual's existence meaningful.

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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]

Book Description:

George Milton and Lennie Small are two workers in pursuit of the American dream in this classic work of literature

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0140186425
• ISBN 13: 9780140186420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144