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Of Mice and Men Mass market paperback - 1993
by Steinbeck, John
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- Title Of Mice and Men
- Author Steinbeck, John
- Binding Mass Market Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 1993
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0140177396I3N10
- ISBN 9780140177398 / 0140177396
- Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
- Dimensions 7.3 x 4.1 x 0.4 in (18.54 x 10.41 x 1.02 cm)
- Reading level 630
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Demographic Orientation: Small Town
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Library of Congress subjects Western stories, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93011712
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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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)
Summary
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
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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.